Legal Opinion
R.W.W. v. State, Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 9, 2001No. Nos. 2D00-1127, 2D00-1986PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.
R.W.W. (the Mother) appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her daughter, C.W.W. (the child).1 The Department of Children and Families (the Department) sought an order of dependency and judgment terminating parental rights. The Mother challenges only the judgment terminating her parental rights. Because the evidence before the trial court was insufficient to support termination of the Mother’s parental rights, we reverse.
The child was born prematurely in late July 1999. At birth, both the child’s and the Mother’s blood contained traces of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Atwell v. DEPARTMENT HRSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Map v. Dept. of Children and Fam.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- MB v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Nl v. Dept. of Children and Family Ser.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- MH v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- T.H. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
- Cc v. Dept. of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- E.E.A. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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