RANDELL HOLMES, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• R.S. v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 881 So. 2d 1130 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)
  …therapists and the father had not been permitted contact with his children. . The youngest- child, S.S., was not born until July 31, 2000 and was removed from his parents' care shortly after his birth. . See F.G. v. Dep’t of Children and Families, 820 So. 2d 1027, 1030 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)(quoting In re M.F. v. Dep’t of Children and Families, 770 So. 2d 1189 (Fla.2000)).…
• C.A.H. v. Dep't OF Child. & Families, 830 So. 2d 939 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
  …’s finding that C.A.H. had abandoned her child, and not on the mother’s incarceration, although the mother’s lifestyle, which included repeated trips to jail, was a factor the trial judge considered.1 See F.G. v. Dep’t of Children & [*941] Families, 820 So. 2d 1027, 1030 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)(holding that a parent’s incarceration is a factor that may be considered in assessing whether a parent has abandoned his or her child). “Abandonment” is defined by statute as follows: “Abandoned” means a situation in which…
• T.B. v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 985 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008)
  …on for a crime that occurred prior to the child’s birth was a factor for the court to consider, it did not, in and of itself, constitute abandonment. See, e.g., W.T.J. v. E.W.R., 721 So. 2d 723, 725 (Fla.1998); F.G. v. Dep’t. of Children & Families, 820 So. 2d 1027, 1030 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). The trial court also found that the child was at imminent risk of neglect if placed in the custody of T.B. This conclusion was based on the trial court’s findings that T.B. had no driver’s license, had been convicted of a…

Authorities Cited

• Acencion Medrano v. State, 795 So. 2d 1009 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)