In the Interest of H.B.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
KLEIN, Judge.
The trial court granted a change in custody solely because the mother’s former boyfriend abused one of her children. Since the court made a factual finding that the mother was in no way to blame for the child abuse and that there was no possibility it would happen in the future, we reverse.
In January of 1991 HRS received a report of suspected child abuse, and in February all seven of this mother’s children were temporarily removed from her custody. The three children of this father, which included the one alleged to have been sexually abused, were placed in his custody, and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Elkins v. Vanden BoschDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Walden v. WaldenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Shelley v. ShelleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- In Interest of JJDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990