Legal Opinion

J.C. v. Department of Children & Family Services

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 27, 2012No. 2D11-3659PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Chief Judge.

In this pending dependency case, J.C. and C.C., the paternal grandparents, seek certiorari review of the trial court’s Order on Keeping Children Safe Act that prohibits J.C., the grandfather, from contact with his grandson, S.C., and continues S.C. in the care, custody, and control of C.C., the grandmother. Because the grandparents have shown irreparable harm and a departure from the essential requirements of the law, we grant the petition.

S.C., born March 3, 2009, had been living with the grandparents since he was five months old because the parents were abusing…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. C.V. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  3. Department of Children & Family Services v. J.G.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gawker Media, LLC v. BolleaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  2. N.H. v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. C.B. v. FischgrundDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  4. K.K. v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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