Case Name: Obie Wayne DONALDSON and Amy Gaye, as Temporary Guardians of Gabrielle Louise Smith, a Minor, Appellants, v. A. Douglas SMITH and Betty Louise Smith, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-11-26
Citations: 800 So. 2d 342
Docket Number: No. 1D01-446
Parties: Obie Wayne DONALDSON and Amy Gaye, as Temporary Guardians of Gabrielle Louise Smith, a Minor, Appellants, v. A. Douglas SMITH and Betty Louise Smith, Appellees.
Judges: WOLF, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 800
Pages: 342–342

Head Matter:
Obie Wayne DONALDSON and Amy Gaye, as Temporary Guardians of Gabrielle Louise Smith, a Minor, Appellants, v. A. Douglas SMITH and Betty Louise Smith, Appellees.
No. 1D01-446.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 26, 2001.
Robert J. Beckham, Scott D. Makar, and Judy C. Ossi of Holland & Knight LLP, Jacksonville, for Appellants.
No appearance, for Appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the trial court's award of attorney's fees to appellees. It was error to award attorney's fees where they were not properly requested in the pleadings. See Stockman v. Downs, 573 So.2d 835 (Fla.1991).
WOLF, VAN NORTWICK and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
. It is questionable whether appellees would have been entitled to such fees even if they had been properly sought. See In re Guardianship of Jansen, 405 So.2d 1074 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981).