Legal Opinion
A.J. v. K.A.O.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 27, 2007No. 5D06-3451PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPleus, C.J.
The father appeals a final judgment terminating his parental rights and allowing the stepfather to adopt his two children. We note at the outset that he does not challenge the trial court’s findings regarding the grounds for termination or best interests of the children. Instead, he argues that involuntary termination of parental rights procedures under Chapter 63 of the Florida Statutes are facially unconstitutional because they fail to contain a requirement that termination be the least restrictive means of protecting the children. Alternatively, he argues that termination of his parental…
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- State v. Globe Communications Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1994
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