Legal Opinion
N.S.H. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 3, 2003No. SC02-261PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPariente, J.
We have for review N.S.H. v. Department of Children & Family Services, 803 So.2d 877 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002), a decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal on the following question, which the court certified to be of great public importance and which we have rephrased:
ARE THE ANDERS1 PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO CRIMINAL CASES *900TO BE FOLLOWED IN CASES INVOLVING TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS?2
We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We conclude that Anders procedures do not apply to termination of parental rights cases and, therefore, answer the rephrased certified question in the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Linker-Flores v. Arkansas Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
- J.S. v. Florida Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- People Ex Rel. South Dakota Department of Social Services Ex Rel. A.D.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- A.C. v. Cabinet for Health & Family ServicesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2012
- Gering v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
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