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Lupinek v. Firth

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 28, 1993
619 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Summary

holding that guardian ad litem legally allowed to file TPR on child's behalf

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Opinion

No. 92-2936.

May 28, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hernando County, Peyton B. Hyslop, Acting J.

Teresa Cooper Ward, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

No appearance for appellees.


The order appealed, which declared the petitioner's Motion for Termination of Parental Rights a "nullity", is reversed. Pursuant to section 39.461(1), Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.500(b), appellant, as the child's Guardian Ad Litem, had the authority to file a petition to terminate parental rights. The petition may have been defective but it was not a nullity.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

PETERSON and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Lupinek v. Firth

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 28, 1993
619 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

holding that guardian ad litem legally allowed to file TPR on child's behalf

Summary of this case from A.A. v. Dept. of Children Fam
Case details for

Lupinek v. Firth

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS LUPINEK, APPELLANT, v. TOM FIRTH AND LISA FIRTH, NATURAL PARENTS…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: May 28, 1993

Citations

619 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

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