Legal Opinion

Bivins v. Rogers

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 12, 2014No. 4D12-4204PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.

In a guardianship proceeding, the son of the ward petitioned to change the resi*550dence of the ward from Florida to Texas, where the ward’s family lives. The trial court ruled that the son did not have standing to petition for a change of residence, as only the guardian had the power to change the residence. We affirm the trial court’s determination that the son lacked standing to petition to change the residence of the ward.

An elderly ward was placed under a guardianship of his person and property and declared incapable of exercising his right to, among other things, determine his own…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hayes v. Guardianship of ThompsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  2. Wheeler v. PowersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Gordon v. KleinmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hernandez Sr. v. HernandezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Hernandez Sr. v. HernandezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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