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Hall v. Florida State Department of Public Welfare

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 25, 1969No. 1860PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALDEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a Circuit Court order which discharged a writ of habeas corpus after hearing.

Appellants are parents of two minor children. In 1967 the State Department of Public Welfare invoked the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court based upon allegations that the children were dependent children under the laws of Florida. After a full evidentiary hearing, the Juvenile Court found them to be dependent children and placed them in the permanent custody of the State Department of Public Welfare.

The parents did not appeal as they were entitled to do.1 After the time for…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Hollingshead v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  2. Griswold v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  3. Baumgartner v. JoughinSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  4. Noeling v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  5. Matera v. BuchananDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Potvin v. KellerSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  2. State v. Interest of SMGSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  3. Hilary Davis, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. William J. Page, Jr., Etc., Circuit Judges Dixie Herlong Chastain, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Hilary Davis, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. William J. Page, Jr., Etc., Circuit Judges Dixie Herlong Chastain, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. Kupus v. PurdyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972

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