Marks v. Marks

The former husband appeals an order granting his son’s motion to intervene and an order denying his motion for rehearing of the grant to intervene. We reverse. Although appellant raises three issues, we find error on the first two only, that the trial court erred by granting appellee’s motion to intervene in his parents’ dissolution of marriage subsequent to its entry of final judgment and that appellee does not have a direct and immediate interest necessary to secure intervention. The general rule is that intervention may not be allowed post-judgment. Dickinson v. Segal, 219 So.2d 435…