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Anthony Patrick BARATTA, Appellant, v. Tatiana COSTA-MARTINEZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District2018-08-22No. No. 3D18-1598
252 So. 3d 408

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PER CURIAM.

Respondent/Father Anthony Patrick Baratta appeals the Pick-Up Order and Break Order entered on August 3, 2018. The pick-up order was entered upon the Motion for Order of Commitment to Take Respondent/Father into Custody and for Writ of Bodily Attachment filed by the Mandel Law Group on July 31, 2018. This motion was accompanied by an affidavit from attorney, Roberta G. Mandel, Esq., attesting that Baratta had failed to comply with the trial courts July 25, 2016 order to pay approximately $21,000 in attorneys fees to the Mandel Law Group, P.A. The Mandel Law Group formerly represented the Petitioner/Mother Tatiana Costa-Martinez.

We reverse the pick-up order because, upon the filing of the motion for order of commitment and accompanying affidavit, no show cause order was issued and because there was no compliance with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840, applicable to indirect criminal contempt proceedings. See Maher v. Junior, 198 So.3d 949 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016) ; Anton v. Anton, 106 So.3d 34 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) ; De Castro v. De Castro, 957 So.2d 1258 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007) ; Decoro v. State, 771 So.2d 627 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000) ; Baker v. Green, 732 So.2d 6 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).

We therefore reverse the trial courts finding of indirect criminal contempt without prejudice.

Reversed.