Legal Opinion
Foster v. Sharpe
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 8, 1959No. 58-573PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
114 So.2d 373 (1959)
Mary E. FOSTER, Appellant,
v.
William E. SHARPE and Maxine Sharpe, his wife, Appellees.
No. 58-573.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
September 8, 1959.
McCahill & McKenry, Miami, for appellant.
Melvin Schaffer, Miami, for appellees.
PEARSON, Judge.
The mother of a minor child appeals from a final judgment in a habeas corpus proceeding, in which the court awarded custody of the child to the paternal aunt and her husband. We find the trial judge failed to apply the principle that where a parent has proved he or she is adequately able to care for his or her child…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frazier v. FrazierSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Grant v. CorbittSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- State Ex Rel. Sparks v. ReevesSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Hernandez v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
- Marshall v. ReamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1893
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Village of Larchmont v. SuttonNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- MFG v. Dept. of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Wilson v. CondraDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
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