GREEN v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH, ETC.

No. 80-2221.

412 So.2d 413 (1982)

Thelma GREEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 13, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William N. Hutchinson, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Elizabeth Auguste-Gilmore, Miami, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.


NESBITT, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing with prejudice an amended petition for adoption.

The petition was brought by the natural mother's uncle and aunt, who were looked upon as grandparents of the child they sought to adopt. The child had spent the first ten months of her life in the custody of these "grandparents," to whom written consent to adopt had been given by the natural mother. While the child was in such custody, the Department...

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