Legal Opinion
GC v. Department of Children and Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 30, 2001No. 5D99-2227PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
791 So.2d 17 (2001)
G.C., and D.C., As Parents of A.C., and H.C., Children, Appellants,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 5D99-2227.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 30, 2001.
Rehearing Denied June 28, 2001.
James M. Russ, Orlando, for Appellants.
James A. Sawyer, Jr., Senior Attorney, Department of Children and Families, Orlando, for Appellee.
PLEUS, J.
This case involves the balancing of rights of the state to protect children with the rights of the family in the context of alleged sexual abuse perpetrated by a parent on his child.
The parents appeal an…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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