Legal Opinion

S.G. v. C.S.G.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 21, 1999No. 96-4144PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtVan Nortwick, J.

S.G., the paternal grandmother of I.C.C.G., a minor child, appeals an order from a consolidated proceeding for adoption and modification of a final judgment of dissolution which placed custody of the minor child with I.C.C.G.’s natural mother, C.S.G., the appel-lee. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in not using a “best interest of the child” standard in making a custody decision under section 61.13(7), Florida Statutes (1995), as between a natural parent and a grandparent with whom the child had been residing in a stable relationship. We agree with the trial court that in a custody…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mimkon v. FordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
  2. Winfield v. Div. of Pari-Mutuel WageringSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Brooks v. ParkersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. Beagle v. BeagleSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  5. Von Eiff v. AzicriSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fish v. FishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  2. Richardson v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. Fish v. FishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008

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