Legal Opinion
J.B., Etc. v. Florida Department of Children and Families
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 9, 2015No. SC14-1990PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
In this case, which involves J.B.’s challenge to an order terminating her parental rights, we consider two questions of great public importance concerning an indigent parent’s right to counsel in termination proceedings. The First District Court of Appeal in J.B. v. Department of Children & Families, 158 So.3d 653, 659 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014), certified the following questions of great public importance:
*785I. IS THE CRIMINAL STANDARD' OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL ANNOUNCED IN STRICKLAND V. WASHINGTON [, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984) ], APPLICABLE TO CLAIMS OF…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Lehman Ex Rel. Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- T.D. v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Gering v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
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