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IN RE J.P.

No. 2D08-5486.

12 So.3d 253 (2009)

In the Interest of J.P., a child. J.P., Petitioner, v. Department of Children and Family Services, Guardian Ad Litem Program, and P.S., Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 8, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Michael Kelly, Bradenton, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey Dana Gillen, Statewide Appeals Director, and David G. Taylor, Children's Legal Services, West Palm Beach, for Respondent Department of Children and Family Services.

Jennifer S. Paullin, Appellate Counsel, Orlando, for Respondent Guardian ad Litem Program.

Mira Staggers White, Murdock, for Respondent P.S.

WALLACE, Judge.

J.P. (the Father) is the father of the minor child, J.P. The Father petitions this court for a writ of certiorari to review the circuit court order that granted P.S.'s motion to intervene as a party. P.S. (the Maternal Grandmother) is the child's maternal grandmother. Because a grandparent cannot intervene as a party in a dependency proceeding, we grant the petition and quash the circuit court's order.

During the dependency proceeding, the...

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