Glenda Martinez Smith v. J. Alan Smith

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC16-1312 ____________ GLENDA MARTINEZ SMITH, Petitioner, vs. J. ALAN SMITH, Respondent. [August 31, 2017] LABARGA, C.J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Smith v. Smith,

199 So. 3d 911

(Fla. 4th DCA 2016). The district court certified the following question to be of great public importance: WHERE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO MARRY HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM A WARD UNDER SECTION 744.3215(2)(a), FLORIDA STATUTES, DOES THE STATUTE REQUIRE THE WARD TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE COURT PRIOR TO…