Legal Opinion

RP v. Department of Children and Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 22, 2003No. 4D02-74PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

835 So.2d 1212 (2003)

R.P., Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, State of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D02-74.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 22, 2003.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 2003.

Genie Holcombe Rothman of Genie H. Rothman, P.A., Delray Beach, for appellant.

Jeffrey Dana Gillen, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

FARMER, J.

This case began as a dependency case, in which the Department of Children and Families (DCF) initially named the wrong man as the father. Several months after filing, DCF learned the identity of the actual father but could not locate him.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Jb v. Fla. Dept. of Children and Fam. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 2000

3Cited by21 opinions

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  2. BH, SR. v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. G.A. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. AH v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  5. DM v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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