Legal Opinion
Guardian Ad Litem Program v. C.W. (In re X.W.)
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 9, 2018No. Case No. 2D17–1807PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SALARIO, Judge.
The Guardian ad Litem Program (GAL) appeals from a final order denying its petition to terminate the parental rights of C.W., the father of X.W. X.W. was conceived as the result of a sexual battery by C.W. upon X.W.'s mother-a minor. The trial court found that the sexual battery and C.W.'s lengthy incarceration for that offense established statutory grounds for termination, but it denied the petition on the basis that termination would not be in X.W.'s best interests and was not the least restrictive means of protecting him from harm. The best interests and least restrictive…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Florida Dept. of Children and Fam. v. FlSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
- Universal Insurance Co. of North America v. WarfelSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- In Interest of TMSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- BC v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
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3Cited by2 opinions
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