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R.V. v. Dept. of Children

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 13, 1999
741 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Opinion

No. 99-241.

Opinion filed October 13, 1999.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, William E. Gladstone, Judge, L.T. No. 92-15973.

Mindy S. Glazer, Miami, for appellant.

Robin Greene, Miami, for appellee Families.

Kirkpatrick Lockhart and Daniel A. Casey, Richard J. Brener and Rima Y. Mullins, for appellee Guardian Ad Litem Program.

Before NESBITT, JORGENSON, and SHEVIN, JJ.


Affirmed. See In re M.F.G. v. Department of Children and Families, 723 So.2d 290, 292 (Fla 3d DCA 1998) (parental rights should be terminated "where a parent suffers from a mental condition making future harm to the child likely, and where there is no reasonable basis to conclude that the parent's condition will improve."); Wiggins v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servs., 616 So.2d 127, 128 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993) (affirming termination of a mother's rights based, in part, upon the testimony of a psychiatrist that "he had severe doubts that she was actually taking her [prescribed] medication and did not find her really committed to treatment.").


Summaries of

R.V. v. Dept. of Children

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 13, 1999
741 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)
Case details for

R.V. v. Dept. of Children

Case Details

Full title:R.V., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, and THE GUARDIAN…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Oct 13, 1999

Citations

741 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)