Legal Opinion

MJW v. Department of Children and Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 13, 2002No. 1D01-4074PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

825 So.2d 1038 (2002)

M.J.W., Mother of J.W., A Child, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

No. 1D01-4074.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 13, 2002.

Noel G. Lawrence, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Cynthia L. Dubell of the Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee.

VAN NORTWICK, J.

M.J.W. (the mother) appeals a final order terminating her parental rights. We reverse because the Department of Children and Families, appellee, did not serve the mother, personally or by publication, with a notice of the termination proceeding as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  3. Napoleon B. Broward Drainage District v. Certain LandsSupreme Court of Florida · 1948
  4. Carlini v. STATE, DEPT. OF LEGAL AFFAIRSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
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