Legal Opinion
C.A.T. v. Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 29, 2009No. 5D08-2350PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSawaya, J.
We review an order terminating the parental rights of the father, C.A.T., to his son, R.T. He seeks reversal of that order, contending that: (1) the abandonment statute, which was the basis for termination of his parental rights, is unconstitutionally vague; (2) termination of his parental rights is not the least restrictive means to protect R.T.; and (3) the trial court’s decision to terminate his rights based on abandonment is not supported by the record.
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) initially filed a petition for termination of parental rights against both the father and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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