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IN THE INTEREST OF L.A.C.

No. 82-2858.

429 So.2d 102 (1983)

IN THE INTEREST OF L.A.C. STATE of Florida DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Petitioner, v. Carol and Steven CASTAGNINO, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 8, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Ann Dell McPherson, Dist. V Legal Counsel, and Carol M. Wind, Asst. Dist. V Legal Counsel, Clearwater, for petitioner.

W.G. Bostick, Jr., St. Petersburg, for respondents.

GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

This petition for writ of certiorari involves the question of whether out-of-state residents may adopt a child in the State of Florida.

Respondents, residents of Massachusetts, seek to adopt a child born in Pinellas County. The child currently resides in a foster home in St. Petersburg. The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services moved to have the petition for adoption dismissed on the grounds that the adoption would violate...

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