Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Herndon
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 23, 1979No. KK-459PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
371 So.2d 140 (1979)
Douglas NELSON, Appellant,
v.
Harold HERNDON and Linda Gail Herndon, His Wife, Appellees.
No. KK-459.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
February 23, 1979.
Walter R. Carfora, Gainesville, for appellant.
C. Valentine Bates of Bates & DeCarlis, Gainesville, for appellees.
2Per curiam
Nelson appeals a judgment of adoption awarding his seven-year-old daughter to Harold Herndon and Linda Gail Herndon. The mother of the child is deceased. We reverse.
Under the evidence presented, the only legal basis upon which this adoption could be granted is by a showing of abandonment of the…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Harden v. ThomasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Turner v. Adoption of TurnerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
4Cited by7 opinions
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- Wylie v. BotosDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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