Legal Opinion
M.S. v. D.C.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 2, 1999No. Nos. 98-3296, 98-3453PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C.J.
We reverse an order denying the natural mother’s petitions for termination of the natural father’s parental rights and granting the paternal grandparents’ request for visitation.
The father was initially given custody of the three minor children by stipulation in a 1990 Connecticut divorce. In 1993, the father shot his girlfriend twice with a shotgun and killed her in their Connecticut home while the children were in the house. The father was arrested the evening of the shooting, and was eventually found guilty of murder. He was sentenced to 60 years imprisonment by a Connecticut court and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Beagle v. BeagleSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- Von Eiff v. AzicriSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
- Stefanos v. Rivera-BerriosSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- Turner v. Adoption of TurnerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Richmond v. DEPT, HEALTH. & REHAB. SERV.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- D.A.D. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
- Fazzini v. DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- DS v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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