W.K. v. Department of Children and Families, — So.3d —- (2017); 42 Fla. L. Weekly D1909, 42 Fla. L. Weekly D2043 The child was sheltered two months after birth and placed with foster parents. During the pendency of a petition to terminate parental rights, the mother executed a surrender and consent to adopt with Adoption […]
E.Q. v. Florida Department of Children and Families, 2017 WL 362540 (Fla. 3rd DCA)
A parent’s right to select an adoptive resource does not trump a determination as to what is in the child’s best interest. Mother appealed an order denying her motion to transfer custody of the children to their paternal grandparents. The Third DCA affirmed the order. The children were initially placed with pre-adoptive foster parents in […]