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KELDIE v. DENNSTEDT (2021)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.2021-12-22No. No. 4D21-198

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Opinion

Appellant Alyette Keldie appeals multiple orders regarding the modification of a final judgment of paternity. We affirm all issues related to these orders without comment. Appellant also contests the trial courts decision to award attorneys fees and costs to appellee Bryan Dennstedt. We dismiss the issue regarding the attorneys fees award as premature. See Winkelman v. Toll, 632 So. 2d 130 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).

Although the trial court found that appellee was entitled to attorneys fees, it has not yet determined the amount of the entitlement. Without that determination, an attorneys fees award is not ripe for appellate review. See Schmidt v. Schmidt, 319 So. 3d 65, 65 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021) (“An order merely finding entitlement to attorneys fees is a non-final, non-appealable order.”); Dania Beach Boat Club Condo. Assn, v. Forcier, 290 So. 3d 99, 102 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020) (“A finding of entitlement to attorneys fees without a determination of the amount of fees is not appealable.”). We therefore dismiss the challenge to the attorneys fees award without prejudice and affirm all other issues without comment.

Affirmed in part and dismissed in part.

Per Curiam.

May, Klingensmith, and Artau, JJ., concur.