HORACE RUCKER, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA AND FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS

Citator

Cited By

• A.M. v. Dep't OF Child. & Families, 223 So. 3d 312 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)
  …volved.”). In weighing these factors, we note that this court has previously concluded that it does not violate a parent’s due process rights to adjudicate a child dependent despite a parent’s incompetence. See S.K. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 959 So. 2d 1209, 1212 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007); L.M. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 946 So. 2d 42, 46 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). Although these cases address adjudications of dependency, as opposed to the permanent deprivation of parental rights, they are nonetheless instru…
• G.W. v. Dep't OF Child. & Families, 92 So. 3d 307 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012)
  …of counsel by nonindigent parents. See also Fla. R. Juv. Pro. 8.305(b)(6)(A) (providing the trial court must advise the parent of the right to counsel); accord In re A.G., 40 So. 3d 908, 909 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010); S.K. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 959 So. 2d 1209, 1212 (stating that in dependency proceedings, a parent is entitled to an attorney unless the parent waives that right). In the midst of the staccato-paced hearing conducted by the trial court in this case, the court stated, inter alia, “and I’m ap…
• R.J. v. Dep't OF Child. & Families, 230 So. 3d 510 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)
  …PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See A.M. v. Department of Children and Families, 223 So. 3d 312 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017); S.K. v. Department of Children and Families, 959 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).…

Authorities Cited

• Robert E. Banks v. State, 916 So. 2d 35 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005)
• Tareyan Cooks v. State, 905 So. 2d 250 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005)