As minors, I believe the boys would be assigned a GAL by the Court. The job of the GAL is to serve as an evaluator, not a decision maker. Generally, they listen to all the interested parties including the defendant and report to the Court what action they believe is in the best interests of the children.
Florida is a Best Interests of the Children State
In Florida, the courts prioritize the best interests of the child when making decisions in custody and visitation cases (Florida Statutes § 61.13). The standard is meant to ensure that the child’s welfare —physically, emotionally, and developmentally—is given top priority. When the court needs to gain a clearer understanding of the child’s needs and desires, a Guardian ad Litem may be appointed.
In the CA murder case of Maya Millete, allegedly killed by her husband when she wanted to divorce him, their three minor children were assigned a GAL by the Court.
After Larry, the husband/father was not granted pretrial bail release, the Court granted temporary guardianship to his parents who were already living in the family home with them at the time their mother vanished.
In this case, the Court also prohibited the father from having any contact with his children except in writing via their GAL after he abused his phone/facetime privileges from jail. The only contact dad has with his children from jail is letters they write each other that go through the GAL.
The victim's family also petitioned for temporary guardianship and custody but three years later, the trial date for both murder and custody has been pushed out.
@Seattle1 - just wondering if there is another court date for the conversatorship case? San Diego County Probate #37-2023-00017948-PR-CE-CTL TIA! Case Number37-2023-00017948-PR-CE-CTL Case Title Conservatorship of May T. Millete aka Maya Millete [IMAGED] Case Category Probate Case Type...
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Florida is a "Best Interests of the Children" State.