S.J. EX REL. M.W. v. W.L.

No. 4D99-2724.

755 So.2d 753 (2000)

S.J. and I.J., by and through their legal guardians, M.W. and D.B., Appellants, v. W.L. and L.L., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Wynn, Lake Worth, for appellants.

Kenneth G. Spillias of Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Richard Barlow of Kibbey & Barlow, Stuart, for appellees.


TAYLOR, J.

In this appeal by a minor child's siblings from a trial court's order denying their motion to set aside an adoption, the main issue is whether the siblings had standing to challenge the adoption. The trial court concluded that they did not. We agree and affirm the order denying the siblings' motion to set aside the adoption.

In April 1997 the appellees filed a verified petition to adopt "J.K.L." At the time, J.K.L. had been living in foster care...

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