Legal Opinion
Y.H. v. F.L.H.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 15, 2001No. 1D00-1832PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.
Y.H., who seeks to adopt her infant— perhaps by now toddling. — granddaughter, S.L.H., appeals the trial court’s order denying her motion to intervene in the adoption proceedings that F.L.H. and K.W.H. initiated, with the consent of S.L.H.’s parents, in order to adopt S.L.H. themselves. We affirm.
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On January 12, 2000, S.L.H. was born to Y.H.’s unmarried, minor daughter, who lived with Y.H. while she was pregnant. The day after her granddaughter was born, Y.H. filed a petition for adoption in Hillsborough County. The following day, January 14, 2000, F.L.H. and K.W.H. filed their petition to…
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