SCHINDLER v. SCHIAVO

No. 2D03-5200.

866 So.2d 140 (2004)

Robert SCHINDLER and Mary Schindler, parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo, Appellants, v. Michael SCHIAVO, as Guardian of the person of Theresa Marie Schiavo, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Fields Anderson of Patricia Fields Anderson, P.A., St. Petersburg; and Jay Alan Sekulow, James M. Henderson, Sr., Walter M. Weber, and David A. Cortman of American Center for Law and Justice, Washington, DC, for Appellants.

George J. Felos of Felos & Felos, P.A., Dunedin; Randall C. Marshall of American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami; and Thomas J. Perrelli, Robert M. Portman, and Nicole G. Berner of Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellee.


DAVIS, Judge.

Robert and Mary Schindler, the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo, challenge the trial court's order denying their motion to intervene in case number 03-008212-CI-20, which is pending in the circuit court in Pinellas County. Because the trial court failed to follow the rule that has been established for determining motions to intervene, we reverse.

After previous guardianship proceedings resulted in the determination that the Schindlers' daughter...

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