MATTER OF ADOPTION OF M.Q.

No. 84-2140.

475 So.2d 1306 (1985)

In re the Matter of the ADOPTION OF M.Q.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph L. Flowers, Fort Pierce, for appellant.

Robert V. Schwerer of Brennan, McAliley, Hayskar, McAliley & Jefferson, Fort Pierce, for appellee.


HERSEY, Chief Judge.

This is a case involving custody of a child born out of wedlock. The proceedings began with a petition for adoption in the trial court; however, that petition was eventually dismissed, leaving as the sole issue whether custody should be granted to the natural mother or the natural father of the child. The trial court awarded custody to the father and the mother appeals.

Section 744.301(1), Florida Statutes (1983), provides that "[t]he...

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