In re the Adoption of Sorensen

District Court of Appeal of Florida

In re the Adoption of Sorensen

385 So. 2d 1057, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16494

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided June 11, 1980·No. No. 79-1126·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of adoption. The father of the child objected to the child being adopted by the child’s grandfather and the grandfather’s wife. Although we believe the evidence would support a determination that it would be in the best interest of the child to be placed in the temporary custody of the grandfather, we find the record lacks the requisite clear and convincing proof that the father has abandoned the child. In Re Adoption of Noble, 349 So.2d 1215 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977).

Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is reversed with directions for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

ANSTEAD and HURLEY, JJ., concur. MOORE, J., dissents with opinion.

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of adoption. The father of the child objected to the child being adopted by the child’s grandfather and the grandfather’s wife. Although we believe the evidence would support a determination that it would be in the best interest of the child to be placed in the temporary custody of the grandfather, we find the record lacks the requisite clear and convincing proof that the father has abandoned the child. In Re Adoption of Noble, 349 So.2d 1215 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977).

Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is reversed with directions for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

ANSTEAD and HURLEY, JJ., concur. MOORE, J., dissents with opinion.

In re the Adoption of Sorensen, 385 So. 2d 1057, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 16494 (Fla. Ct. App. 1980).

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