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ADOPTION CENTRE, INC. v. MARSHALL

No. 93-1199.

627 So.2d 589 (1993)

The ADOPTION CENTRE, INC., etc., Appellant, v. Donald MARSHALL, et al., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 3, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Palmer and Jacqueline C. Ridley of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A. of Tampa for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The Adoption Centre, Inc. appeals a final order denying a petition to terminate parental rights and placing the child in the custody of the natural father. We reverse.

In this case, the trial judge abused his discretion by denying one of the parties' request for a continuance to secure a lawyer to assist in the presentation of evidence and witnesses on the pending petition for dependency and petition for termination of parental rights. See In...

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