Mortenson v. Mortenson-Vivas

Full title: Betty M. Mortenson, Appellant, v. Nany O. Mortenson-Vivas, Appellee.

Court: Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Date published: Jun 9, 2021

320 So. 3d 989 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2021)

Opinion

No. 3D20-1308

06-09-2021

Betty M. MORTENSON, Appellant, v. Nany O. MORTENSON-VIVAS, Appellee.

Buchbinder & Elegant, P.A., and Harris J. Buchbinder, for appellant. Luis E. Barreto & Assoc. P.A., and Luis E. Barreto ; Billbrough & Marks, P.A., and G. Bart Billbrough, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Buchbinder & Elegant, P.A., and Harris J. Buchbinder, for appellant.

Luis E. Barreto & Assoc. P.A., and Luis E. Barreto ; Billbrough & Marks, P.A., and G. Bart Billbrough, for appellee.

Before EMAS, C.J., and LOGUE and SCALES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Fla. Stat. § 744.331(6)(b) (2020) ("A guardian may not be appointed if the court finds there is an alternative to guardianship which will sufficiently address the problems of the incapacitated person."); Adelman v. Elfenbein, 174 So. 3d 516, 518 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) ("Upon a finding of incapacity, the court is required to either appoint a guardian or find that there is an alternative to guardianship. If there is an alternative to guardianship, the court is prohibited from appointing a guardian.") (emphasis in original) (citations omitted).