D.N. AND V.R.N.
v.
A.E.E. AND A.M.E.

Fla. 3d DCA | 2026-06-24
No. 2026-0599
Scales, C.J., Lindsey, J., Gooden, J., Del Rey, J.
2026 FL 7819 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2026)

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Holding

A motion to vacate or set aside an adoption cannot be dismissed without an evidentiary hearing when it presents a colorable entitlement to relief.


Headnotes

[1] A motion to vacate or set aside an adoption that presents a colorable entitlement to relief cannot be dismissed without an evidentiary hearing.

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Key Quotes

“where a motion to vacate or set aside an adoption presents a colorable entitlement to relief, the motion cannot be dismissed without an evidentiary hearing”

Court citing Interest of K.P.L., 334 So. 3d 356, 359 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022)

Facts & Procedural History

Petitioners D.N. and V.R.N. filed a motion to vacate or set aside an adoption in the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County. The trial court dismissed th…

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Opinion of the Court

Third District Court of Appeal

State of Florida

Opinion filed June 24, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D26-0599

Lower Tribunal No. 24-16088-FC-04

D.N. and V.R.N.,

Petitioners,

VS.

A.Ε.Ε. and A.M.E.,

Respondents. A Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Marcia Del Rey, Judge. Susan Meisel Levin, P.A., and Susan Meisel Levin, for petitioners. Tate Healey Webster, and Erica T. Healey (Tampa), for respondents. Before SCALES, C.J., and LINDSEY, and GOODEN, JJ. PER CURIAM. We grant the petition for certiorari and quash the order under review. See Interest of K.P.L., 334 So. 3d 356, 359 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022) (where a motion to vacate or set aside an adoption presents a colorable entitlement to relief, the motion cannot be dismissed without an evidentiary hearing).

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