Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...Although the Twins were placed in the Grandparents' temporary custody as a result of a dependency petition under chapter 39, Florida Statutes (2006), it is worthy of note that chapter 751, Florida Statutes (2006), allows the extended family of a minor to petition a court to award temporary custody. § 751.03, Fla....

...any of the applicable legal procedures. §§ 39.801, et seq., Fla. Stat.; see also §§ 63.087, 742.18, Fla. Stat. Upon the mother’s death in September 2008, the child’s maternal grandmother filed her petition for temporary custody, pursuant to section 751.03, Florida Statutes, on September 15, 2008....

...Slowinski, Case No.2008 DR 001829 (4th Jud. Cir. Clay Cnty.). John Slowinski, the child’s parent as defined in sections 39.01(49), 61.13001(1)(d) and 63.062(1)(b)1., Florida Statutes, executed his consent and that consent was attached to the petition. § 751.03(8)-(9), Fla....

concurrent custody of the minor child. Finally, section 751.03 establishes the required contents of a petition

...The trial *937 court found both notice and the opportunity to be heard were denied to the father. Third, the maternal grandmother argues the trial court erred in granting relief based on the failure to attach the written consent to her petition. She notes the current version of section 751.03, Florida Statutes, now requires a copy of the par-entis)’ consent be attached to the petition, but the 2008 version did not....

...sed. In January 2010, the grandmother filed a sworn petition for temporary custody of A.M.M., alleging that the child's father had signed a document entitled "Consent to Have Legal Custody of Minor Child and Authorization for Medical Treatment." See § 751.03(8)....

...with the petition was the grandmother's Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) affidavit reflecting that the child's residence for the previous five years had been at the grandmother's address on Fourth Avenue in Tampa. See § 751.03(4)....

...The mother's default notwithstanding, it remained the grandmother's burden to plead and prove that she should be awarded temporary custody under chapter 751. As mentioned, the petition acknowledged that the mother did not consent to placing temporary custody of her child with the grandmother. Section 751.03(8) requires that a petition for temporary custody allege "[t]he consent of the child's parents, or the specific acts or omissions of the parents which demonstrate that the parents have abused, abandoned, or neglected the child as defin...

...In January 2010, the grandmother filed a sworn petition for temporary custody of A.M.M., alleging that the child’s father had signed a document entitled “Consent to Have Legal Custody of Minor Child and Authorization for Medical Treatment.” See § 751.03(8)....

...he petition was the grandmother’s Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UC-CJEA) affidavit reflecting that the child’s residence for the previous five years had been at the grandmother’s address on Fourth Avenue in Tampa. See § 751.03(4)....

...The mother’s default notwithstanding, it remained the grandmother’s burden to plead and prove that she should be awarded temporary custody under chapter 751. As mentioned, the petition acknowledged that the mother did not consent to placing temporary custody of her child with the grandmother. Section 751.03(8) requires that a petition for temporary custody allege “[t]he consent of the child’s parents, or the specific acts or omissions of the parents 'which demonstrate that the parents have abused, abandoned, or neglected the child as...

...heir petition for temporary custody. Because the sworn allegations and affidavits were insufficient to grant the temporary custody orders, we reverse. On July 25, 2002, the grandparents filed a petition for temporary custody of the child pursuant to section 751.03, Florida Statutes (2001), which allows extended family members to seek temporary custody of minor children....

...ng the petition and affidavits were legally insufficient to grant custody to the grandparents. A temporarily assigned judge denied the motion and re *527 turned the motion to the regular assigned judge for an evidentiary hearing. Sections 751.02 and 751.03 provide a mechanism for family members to provide for the welfare of minor children by obtaining temporary custody of the children when parents are unable to do so without the intervention of the state....

neglected the child as defined in chapter 39,” § 751.03(9), Fla. Stat. (2011), we affirm the trial court’s

...custody of the minor child to the step-father and denying his Emergency Verified Motion for Pick-Up Order. He argues the trial court applied the incorrect legal standard for the determination of a contested petition for temporary custody by an extended family member under to section 751.03, Florida Statutes (2016)....

...Because we agree, the order on appeal is reversed and the matter is remanded to the trial court for further action consistent with this opinion. Following the tragic and unexpected death of the biological mother, the step-father filed a Petition for Ex Parte Emergency Custody by Extended Family Member pursuant to section 751.03. In response, the father filed an Emergency Verified Motion for Child Pick-up Order and challenged the temporary custody request of the step-father....

...The trial court granted the grandparents’ contempt motion and or *1168 dered make-up visitation from June 20 until August 19, 2011. On August 16, 2011, the grandparents filed an emergency petition for temporary custody of their two minor grandchildren pursuant to section 751.03, Florida Statutes (2011), which allows extended family members to seek temporary custody of minor children....

...Chapter 751 permits grandparents (as extended family members) to seek temporary custody of a minor child without the parents’ consent by demonstrating “that the parents have abused, abandoned, or neglected the child as defined in chapter 39.” § 751.03(9), Fla....

...The trial court granted the grandparents' contempt motion and ordered *1168 make-up visitation from June 20 until August 19, 2011. On August 16, 2011, the grandparents filed an emergency petition for temporary custody of their two minor grandchildren pursuant to section 751.03, Florida Statutes (2011), which allows extended family members to seek temporary custody of minor children....

...4th DCA 2009). Chapter 751 permits grandparents (as extended family members) to seek temporary custody of a minor child without the parents' consent by demonstrating "that the parents have abused, abandoned, or neglected the child as defined in chapter 39." § 751.03(9), Fla....