Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D.M.W.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 15, 1993No. 91-0739PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

POLEN, Judge.

We affirm the order of the trial court denying appellants’ motion to vacate the final order terminating parental rights. Affir-mance of the order is compelled by concern for the best interest of D.M.W., who apparently has been living with his new adoptive parents for approximately three and one-half years while proceedings continued in the lower court, and pending this appeal.

We write to note our concern with what may have been a violation of the natural father’s (appellant’s) due process rights occasioned by HRS’ failure to give notice to appellant’s attorney when they secured…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Interest of DBSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. In Interest of MRDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. D.M.T. v. T.M.H.Supreme Court of Florida · 2013

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