Legal Opinion
L.M.L. v. State, Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 30, 1999No. 98-02462PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
L.M.L. challenges the termination of her parental rights to four children. We reverse because the termination proceeding did not comply with the Florida Statutes.
In January 1997, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) filed a petition seeking emergency shelter for L.M.L.’s children. The circuit court appointed attorney Norman Palumbo to represent her and designated a guardian ad litem for the children. In due course, the court held an adjudicatory hearing and entered an order of dependency covering all the children. Afterward, DCF filed a petition to terminate L.M.L.’s…
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- In Interest of MMDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
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