M.A.G. AND W.H.M.
v.
ADOPTION OF J.S.M., A CHILD
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When an adoption entity is located in a county, venue is proper in that county under Florida Statute § 63.087(2)(a)2., and a circuit court's sua sponte transfer of venue based on a finding that no adoption entity exists is reversible error.
[1] Venue in adoption proceedings is proper in the county where the adoption entity is located, and a trial court's sua sponte transfer of venue based on an erroneous finding…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceProspective adoptive parents M.A.G. and W.H.M. filed an adoption case in Palm Beach County with an adoption entity located there. The circuit court su…
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Appeal of nonfinal order from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge; L.T. Case No. 502021DR003042XXXXNB.
Rebecca Mercier Vargas, Jane Kreusler-Walsh, and Stephanie L. Serafin of Kreusler-Walsh, Vargas & Serafin, P.A., West Palm Beach, for Prospective Adoptive Parents M.A.G. and W.H.M.
Elizabeth R. Berkowitz, Law Office of Elizabeth R. Berkowitz, P.A., North Palm Beach, Adoption Entity, pro se. PER CURIAM. In this prospective adoption, the circuit court sua sponte transferred venue to Hernando County, Florida. The court determined “there is no adoption entity” and, as a result, found venue to be improper in Palm Beach County, Florida. But there is an adoption entity and venue is proper “[i]n the county where the adoption entity is located.” § 63.087(2)(a)2., Fla. Stat. (2020). Because the adoption entity is located in Palm Beach County, venue was proper in Palm Beach County, and the court’s sua sponte order transferring venue is reversed. Reversed and remanded. LEVINE, FORST and KUNTZ, JJ., concur. * * * Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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