Echeverri v. Velasco — Fourth District affirmed the circuit court without a written explanation

Case
Aldrin Echeverri v. Marcela Velasco
Court
Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
Judge
Gerber, C.J.; Lott, J.; Marlon Jay Weiss, Associate Judge
Date Decided
September 3, 2026
Docket No.
4D2025-3570
Topics
Family Law, Appeals, Per Curiam Affirmance
Source
Read the full opinion

Background

Aldrin Echeverri appealed an order from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County. Circuit Judge Laura Christine Burkhart presided over the lower-court case, docketed as No. 502022DR009747XXXXSB.

Both Echeverri and Marcela Velasco represented themselves on appeal. The appellate court’s opinion does not identify the challenged order, describe the underlying dispute, or state the arguments raised.

The Court’s Holding

The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the circuit court’s ruling in a per curiam decision.

The court provided no reasoning or statement of law. Chief Judge Gerber, Judge Lott, and Associate Judge Marlon Jay Weiss concurred in the disposition.

Key Takeaways

  • The circuit court’s ruling was affirmed.
  • The decision supplies no explanation of the factual or legal grounds for affirmance.
  • The opinion was not final until disposition of any timely filed motion for rehearing.

Why It Matters

The decision leaves the circuit court’s ruling intact but offers no written analysis for attorneys or lower courts to apply in other cases. Its significance is therefore primarily to the parties and the disposition of this appeal.

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