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King v. Jacksonville Coach Co.

Citations

  • 122 So. 2d 480
  • 1960 Fla. App. LEXIS 2352

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the orphans’ court erred by “improperly conflat[ing] the statutory requirements of subsections (a)(2) and (a)(5) with those of subsection (a)(8)”
  • indicating that Mother was unemployed and would need to begin paying rent to remain in the housing provided by Mission in April 2024
  • concluding lower court conflated requirements of subsections (a)(2) and (a)(5) with (a)(8); rejecting “significant strides” remedying some conditions
  • stating that “the strength of emotional bond between a child and a potential adoptive parent is an important consideration in a ‘best interests’ analysis.”
  • stating that a child’s needs for permanence and stability cannot be subordinated indefinitely to a parent’s claims of progress and hope for the future
  • holding progress toward FSP goals cannot form basis of best interests analysis

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Judges: Carroll, Donald, Sturgis, Wigginton

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