Legal Opinion · Dissent
Wixtrom v. Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 9, 2004No. 5D03-1921Published
1DissentPleus, J.
Jennifer Wixtrom is appealing an order which denied her petition for appointment as plenary guardian of the unborn child of J.D.S. The issue in this appeal is whether a court has legislative authority to appoint a plenary guardian for the unborn child of a mentally incompetent mother to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and advance the State’s interest in protecting the life of the unborn baby.
J.D.S. was pregnant as the result of a rape that occurred while she was in the care of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) in a group home. She was 22 but had the mental capacity…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Holly v. AuldSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
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