Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D.W.K.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 12, 1986No. BJ-17PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Judge.

Appellant, the natural father of D.W.K., appeals an order permanently committing the child to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) for subsequent adoption. Appellant raises four issues on appeal, only one of which merits discussion. Appellant argues that the trial court committed reversible error by not requiring a performance agreement between HRS and the parents. We disagree, and affirm the order of permanent commitment.

D.W.K. was adjudicated dependent and was placed in “the temporary care, custody and control” of his maternal grandmother. Although the…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burk v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERV.Supreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Interest of KhDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. In Interest of CBDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. T.W.S. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  5. Yelverton v. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In the Interest of H.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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