Legal Opinion
S.S. v. Department of Children & Family Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 19, 2004No. 2D04-232PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge.
S.S. challenges the trial court’s final judgment terminating her parental rights to her daughter, K.W. We affirm.
The child was born on January 15, 2002. At the time of delivery, S.S. tested positive for marijuana, Valium, and Xanax and the newborn tested positive for marijuana. The child was sheltered on February 21, 2002, and a petition for dependency was filed on March 6, 2002. On April 8, 2002, the child was placed by the Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) in the joint custody of a maternal cousin and maternal aunt.
After the entry of an order finding…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- MH v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
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- CM v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
- S.M., the Mother v. Department of Children And FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
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