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IN RE ADOPTION OF J.C.E.

No. 85-1834.

487 So.2d 1117 (1986)

In re the ADOPTION OF a Minor Child, J.C.E.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet R. Riley, Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant/intervenor.

Terrence LaBelle, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal concerns a final judgment of adoption. The trial court granted the adoption of the minor child over the objection of the child's mother. The trial court found that the natural mother abandoned the child and that the best interest of the child would be promoted by the adoption. Abandonment must be proved by clear and convincing evidence. See In Re: Adoption of Noble, 349 So.2d 1215 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977...

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