Standards on Appeal: Competent Substantial Evidence
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“The appellate review of the trial court’s factual findings is limited to determining whether they are supported by competent, substantial evidence.” Woebse v. Health Care and Ret. Corp. of Am., 977 So.2d 630, 632 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). If an appellate court finds that the lower court’s “factual findings . . . are supported by competent substantial evidence,” then the appellate court must accept the lower courts factual findings as true. Saario v. Tiller, 333 So.3d 315, 323 (Fla. 5th DCA 2022).
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