Legal Opinion
Lett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. Serv.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 10, 1989No. 88-295PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
547 So.2d 328 (1989)
Edith LETT, Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
No. 88-295.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
August 10, 1989.
Jane E. Carey of Morall & Carey, Orlando, for appellant.
James A. Sawyer, Jr., for Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Orlando, for appellee.
DANIEL, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of a mother to her child.[1] The child was born in 1984.
Before parental rights can be permanently terminated, the state must show abandonment, abuse or neglect by clear and convincing…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Interest of RWSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- In Interest of BWSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- In Interest of SJTDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- White v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERVICESDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Spankie v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERV.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- In the Interest of A.L.O.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Grady v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991