Legal Opinion

SC v. Department of Children and Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 7, 2004No. 4D03-4669PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

877 So.2d 831 (2004)

S.C., the mother, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

No. 4D03-4669.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 7, 2004.

Frank A. Kreidler, Lake Worth, for appellant.

Jeffrey Dana Gillen, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STONE, J.

We affirm an order terminating the mother's parental rights to two children following the mother's default.

The Department of Children and Families ("Department") filed a petition to terminate the mother's parental rights in April 2003. The children had been living in Florida with their father since 1999; however, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jb v. Fla. Dept. of Children and Fam. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. RP v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. SB v. Department of Children and FamiliesSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  4. M.C. v. State, Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. JT v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. T.L.D. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. BH, SR. v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. C.B. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  4. F.M. v. State Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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