R.V. v. Department of Children & Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

R.V. v. Department of Children & Families

741 So. 2d 1265, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 13457, 1999 WL 817738

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided October 13, 1999·No. No. 99-241·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See In re M.F.G. v. Department of Children and Families, 723 So.2d 290, 292 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (parental rights should be terminated “where a parent suffers from a mental condition making future harm to the child likely, and where there is no reasonable basis to conclude that the parent’s condition will improve.”); Wiggins v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servs., 616 So.2d 127, 128 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993) (affirming termination of a mother’s rights based, in part, upon the testimony of a psychiatrist that “he had severe doubts that she was actually taking her [prescribed] medication and did not find her really committed to treatment.”).

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PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See In re M.F.G. v. Department of Children and Families, 723 So.2d 290, 292 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (parental rights should be terminated “where a parent suffers from a mental condition making future harm to the child likely, and where there is no reasonable basis to conclude that the parent’s condition will improve.”); Wiggins v. Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servs., 616 So.2d 127, 128 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993) (affirming termination of a mother’s rights based, in part, upon the testimony of a psychiatrist that “he had severe doubts that she was actually taking her [prescribed] medication and did not find her really committed to treatment.”).

R.V. v. Department of Children & Families, 741 So. 2d 1265, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 13457, 1999 WL 817738 (Fla. Ct. App. 1999).

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