J.R.B. v. J.L.B.

J.R.B. (the “father”) challenges an order granting temporary custody of his two minor daughters to his parents (the “grandparents”). The father contends that the grandparents lacked standing to petition for temporary custody under chapter 751, Florida Statutes, because at the time the petition was filed, the children were not living with the grandparents but were simply visiting them for the summer pursuant to court-ordered visitation. We agree and reverse.

The father was awarded full custody of his two minor daughters following his divorce from the minor children’s mother. In October 2005,…