GABRIELE LOUISE BURGESS, APPELLANT,

v.

DONNIE RAY BURGESS, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Hindle v. Fuith, 33 So. 3d 782 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010)
  …must evaluate the non-inclusive factors listed in section 61.13(3), Florida Statutes, and determine the best interests of the child. See § 61.13, Fla. Stat. (2008); Fuller v. Fuller, 13 So. 3d 1108, 1109 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009); see Burgess v. Burgess, 347 So. 2d 1078, 1079 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977) (stating that polestar for guidance in custody proceedings is best interests of child). However, there is no statutory requirement that the trial court make specific written findings in a custody decision. See Adair v. Adai…
• Padgett v. Pettis, 445 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984)
  …tatutes (1981). Although a circuit court has jurisdiction to award custody to grandparents in chapter 61 proceedings, Scott v. Singleton, 378 So. 2d 885 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979); Sanders v. Sanders, 376 So. 2d 880 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979); Burgess v. Burgess, 347 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977), and grandparents have standing to seek a declaration of dependency under chapter 39, In the Interest of W.D. Peterson, 364 So. 2d 98 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978); In the Interest of W.H., 356 So. 2d 34 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978); In re the Inte…
• Logreira v. Efrain Logreira, 322 So. 3d 155 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022)
  …rt v. Rogers, 57 So. 3d 233, 237 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). Because the latter prong is dispositive, we need not weigh in on this argument. The best interests of the child is the polestar consideration in time- sharing decisions. See Burgess v. Burgess, 347 So. 2d 1078, 1079 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). In determining best interests, section 61.13, Florida Statutes, requires the trial court to evaluate all relevant factors, twenty of which are statutorily enumerated, bearing on the welfare of the child. The statute is de…

Authorities Cited

• Dinkel v. Dinkel, 322 So. 2d 22 (Fla. 1975)
• Brust v. Brust, 266 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 1st DCA 1972)