Silveira v.Quiroga
Silveira v. Quiroga , 156 So.3d 574 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015), 2015 WL 350723 This case involved a dispute between a ward's next of kin, her sister, and her court-appointed guardian, the Guardianship Program of Dade County, Inc. ("GDPC"). The court appointed GDPC as the guardian, despite the fact that the sister had filed a notice of unavailability for the date of the hearing on the petition to determine incapacity and for appointment of a guardian. The record did not explain why the court appointed GDPC when the sister was willing and able to act as guardian. Following the appointment of GDPC as guardian, the sister filed numerous pro se motions seeking to be appointed as her sister's guardian, but her motions were procedurally deficient. The court eventually entered an order requiring the sister to hire an attorney and directing the clerk to accept no further pleadings from her. On appeal, the Court held that the sister was not required to hire an atto...