Hanchey v. Leaffer

CRENSHAW, Judge.

Diane Hanchey petitions for a writ of certiorari and requests review of two circuit court orders adopting the report and recommendations of a magistrate. One order authorizes Owen Hanchey’s guardian to initiate legal proceedings against Ms. Hanchey, Owen Hanchey’s wife. The other order denies Ms. Hanchey’s motion for contact with Mr. Hanchey. Ms. Han-chey argues that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of the law by adopting the magistrate’s report and recommendations on each of these matters without conducting an evidentiary hearing to address Ms.…