ROBERT C. LEE, APPELLANT,

v.

W.L. SUMMERS AND HIS WIFE, EDNA C. SUMMERS, APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• In the Interest of T.M. and F.M., III, 622 So. 2d 589 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993)
  …placement plan has been accepted by the court. (Emphasis added.) The emphasized language clearly refutes the father’s argument that a performance agreement or permanent placement plan is a prerequisite to termination. Cf. In the Interest of D.J., 553 So. 2d 378 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989) (under the 1987 version of the statute, termination based upon “severe or continuous abuse or neglect” is subject to extraordinary procedures, and an agreement or plan is not a prerequisite). Nor does the mention of an agreement…
• In the Interest of A.C. v. The Natural Parents OF A.C., 660 So. 2d 330 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995)
  …estrict the court’s ability to terminate a parent’s rights if necessary to protect the child from life-threatening injuries. The evidence clearly supports the application of section 39.464 as to the mother in. this ease. See In the Interest of D.J., 553 So. 2d 378 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). We, therefore, remand for the trial court to reconsider, in light of this opinion, whether the mother’s parental rights should have been terminated. The other points raised on appeal are without merit. Reversed and remanded for…

Authorities Cited

• Hortensio Delgado and Nellie Geraldine Delgado v. Strong, 360 So. 2d 73 (Fla. 1978)