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Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Natasha Katherina Smith

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2024-1288 · judgment September 4, 2024


Dismissed · October 6, 2025

Question presented

1 SHOULD THE TRIAL COURT’S DENIAL OF THE PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR UNSUPERVISED TIMESHARING SHOULD BE REVERSED BECAUSE THE ORDER DENYING THE MOTION DOES NOT CONTAIN SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF FACT OR CONCLUSIONS OF LAW SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE IF THE COURT’S DECISION WAS BASED UPON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD? 2 DID THE TRIAL COURT ABUSE ITS DISCRETION WHEN IT DENTED PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR UNSUPERVISED RELEASE BECMJSE THEREWAS NO SUBSTANTIALXOMPETENT’EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE LOWER COURT’S DENIAL OF PETITIONER MOTION FOR UNSUPERVISED TIMESHARING?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Samuel Lee Smith Jr.

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
  2. Aug 07 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Dec 03 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2025)