Legal Opinion

Atwell v. DEPARTMENT HRS

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 28, 1996No. 95-2361PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

675 So.2d 1030 (1996)

Linda ATWELL, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.

No. 95-2361.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 28, 1996.

Jane E. Carey, Orlando, for Appellant.

Patricia A. Savitz, Orlando, for Appellee.

THOMPSON, Judge.

Linda Atwell appeals the termination of her parental rights to M.A. She argues on appeal that the record does not show sufficient evidence of abuse, abandonment or neglect to justify termination.[1] She also argues that the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services ("HRS") did not make reasonable efforts to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Brown v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERV.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Williams v. DHRSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. In Interest of CWDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  5. Hroncich v. Department of HealthDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. R.W.W. v. State, Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Gaines v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Cc v. Dept. of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. RK v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. A.H. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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