Glenda Martinez Smith v. J. Alan Smith

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District *743Court 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 744.32Í6(2)(a), FLORIDA STATUTES, DOES 'THE STATUTE REQUIRE THE WARD TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE COURT PRIOR TO EXERCISING THE,RIGHT TO MARRY, WITHOUT WHICH APPROVAL THE MARRIAGE IS ABSOLUTELY VOID, OR DOES 'SUCH FAILURE RENDER THE MARRIAGE VOIDABLE, AS COURT APPROVAL COULD BE…