S.M. v. R.M.

No. 4D11-3632.

82 So.3d 163 (2012)

S.M., the Mother, Petitioner, v. R.M., the Father, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth J. Kates , Pompano Beach, and Lisa Marie Macci of Lisa Marie Macci, P.A., Boca Raton, for petitioner.

Greg A. Lewen and Allegra Phillips Clemente of Greg A. Lewen, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.

Juliette E. Lippman of Kirschbaum, Birnbaum, Lippman & Gregoire, PLLC, Fort Lauderdale, as guardian ad litem.


GERBER, J.

The mother appeals the circuit court's sua sponte shelter order placing the child in the father's custody. The mother argues that the court denied her request to be heard during the shelter hearing and thereby violated her right to due process. We treat the mother's appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari, grant the petition, and remand with directions. We withhold issuance of the writ on the assumption that the circuit court shall comply with our directions...

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