Recent Case Summaries
(in order of addition to site)

Termination of Parental Rights

Incarceration, Abandonment, Threat Irrespective of Services, Material Breach

In re T.H., 2008 WL 900344 (Fla. 2d DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Manifest Best Interest

M.B.T. v. Department of Children and Families, 2008 WL 536638 (Fla. 5th DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Trial Court's Independent Research – Harmless Error

D.M. v. Department of Children and Family Services, 2008 WL 509642 (Fla. 3d DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Not Necessary to Prove Which Parent Injured the Child

S.E.G. v. Department of Children and Families, 2008 WL 817381 (Fla. 5th DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Children Testifying

T.W. v. Department of Children and Families, 2008 WL 584926 (Fla. 4th DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Dependency

Grandparent’s Rights – Party/Participant

In re K.M., 2008 WL 783291 (Fla. 2d DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Drug Use

M.F. v. Department of Children and Families, 2008 WL 583892 (Fla. 4th DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Voluntariness of Surrender

A.A. v. Department of Children and Families, 972 So.2d 1116 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)
(April 23, 2008)

Domestic Violence

E.G. v. Department of Children and Family Services, 2008 WL 649435 (Fla. 3d DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Jurisdiction

J.S. v. Department of Children and Families, 2008 WL 818319 (Fla. 5th DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

Modification of Visitation

S.S. v. Department of Children and Family Services, 2008 WL 239023 (Fla. 3d DCA)
(April 23, 2008)

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