Legal Opinion

R.W. v. Department of Children & Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 30, 2016No. 3D15-2838PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.

R.W. appeáls the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights, raising three claims on appeal. We find no merit in the first two issues raised. 1 The third claim is that the trial court’s participation in the questioning of witnesses at the adjudicatory hearing constituted an abandonment of the trial court’s role of neutrality and impartiality. At the final hearing, however, R.W. failed to object to virtually all of the questions it now relies upon for this claim. 2 R.W. asserts that the trial court’s conduct and participation constituted fundamental error and deprived R.W. of due…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Davis v. ParksSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
  2. Sears v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. R.O. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  4. Riddle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. M.W. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. E.T., THE MOTHER v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIESDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. B.A. v. State, Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  4. CARY MARCONI v. TAMER ERTURKDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2020
  5. M.W. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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