Supreme Court of Florida

A person, including an heir of a ward, has standing to participate in a guardianship proceeding if the applicable provisions of either the Florida Guardianship Law or the Florida Probate Rules entitle the person to notice of the proceeding or authorize the person to file an objection in the proceeding. Also, in guardianship proceedings concerning attorney's fees under Florida Statutes section 744.108, the only persons entitled to standing are the attorney making the fee request, the guardian, the ward, and those "interested persons" who have filed written requests for notice under Florida Probate Rule 5.060.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/09/2006
• Published 11/09/2006

Judges

• PARIENTE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eduardo I. Rasco and Jessica B. Lassman of Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Rasco, LLC, Aventura, FL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen B. Fuller, Coral Gables, FL, for Respondent.