K.A.S. v. R.E.T.

No. 2D04-4973.

914 So.2d 1056 (2005)

K.A.S., as Guardian of the Property of T.J.M.; and G.M., Appellants, v. R.E.T. and S.L.T., as Co-Guardians of the Person of T.J.M., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 30, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Donald of Law Office of Robert L. Donald, Fort Myers, for Appellants.

Robert P. Henderson of Simpson, Henderson, Carta & Randolph, Fort Myers, for Appellees.


WALLACE, Judge.

In this case we are called upon to decide whether the probate court has the power to order the nonparental guardians of the person of a minor ward to permit visitation between the ward and one of his grandparents. We hold that the probate court has the inherent power to order the guardians to permit such visitation. Accordingly, we reverse the order of the probate court that held to the contrary, and we remand this case for the probate court to reconsider...

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