Legal Opinion
In the Interest of M.J.W.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 8, 1984No. AW-208PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WENTWORTH, Judge.
Appellant seeks review of an order entered in the circuit court for Duval County by which appellant’s minor child was permanently committed to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) for subsequent adoption. We affirm.
Appellant is the natural mother of a 12-year old male child whose natural father is deceased. Between 1978 and 1982 the child at times resided with his mother in her custody, and at other times was placed in foster care/HRS custody as an adjudicated dependent upon a finding that he was “deprived of necessary food, clothing, shelter....” In…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Interest of DBSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Cleaver v. WilcoxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Potvin v. KellerSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Dings v. DingsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Tabasky v. DreyfussDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- White v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERVICESDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
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