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IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF K.R.C.

No. 2D10-5956.

83 So.3d 932 (2012)

In re GUARDIANSHIP OF K.R.C., Leroy H. Merkle, Jr., P.A., Appellant, v. Rochelle P. Weems, as Guardian of K.R.C., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeRoy H. Merkle, Jr. , of LeRoy H. Merkle, Jr., P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Joseph T. McCormick, III , and Karla Carnes Allen of Allen Law, P.A., Riverview, for Appellee.

LaROSE, Judge.

LeRoy H. Merkle, Jr., appeals an order denying his petition for attorney's fees and costs in a guardianship matter. We have jurisdiction. Fla. R.App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(A). The trial court applied the incorrect law. Accordingly, we must reverse.

Mr. Merkle represented the guardian of the ward, K.R.C. The guardian discharged Mr. Merkle as counsel and retained another law firm. Mr. Merkle then filed a petition for attorney's fees related to his representation...

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