HOWARD v. D.H.R.S.

No. 94-875.

651 So.2d 201 (1995)

John HOWARD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Paulk II, Palm Bay, for appellant.

Patrick E. McClintock, Cocoa, for appellee.


W. SHARP, Judge.

Howard appeals from a judgment which terminated his parental rights to his four children. We reverse because the evidence presented at the termination hearing is insufficient to constitute clear and convincing evidence of abandonment.1

The evidence presented below established that Howard and the natural mother had severe marital problems which resulted in their separation, and ultimately their dissolution of marriage...

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