IN RE D.G.

No. 2D07-1969.

970 So.2d 486 (2007)

In the Interest of D.G., a child. N.L.E., Petitioner, v. Department of Children and Family Services, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica C. Tien of Tien Law Group, Tampa, for Petitioner.

Bernie McCabe, State Attorney, and Leslie M. Layne, Assistant State Attorney, Clearwater, for Respondent.


LaROSE, Judge.

N.L.E. seeks certiorari review of the trial court's order requiring chemotherapy and radiation treatment for her son. We deny the petition for the reasons explained below.

N.L.E.'s son, D.G., has a rare form of cancer. In late February and March 2007, after removal of a tumor, D.G.'s two physicians recommended chemotherapy. At that time, N.L.E. researched alternative treatments. In March, a third physician advised N.L.E. that D.G.'s cancer was...

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