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M.L. v. DEPARTMENT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D16-4087.

227 So.3d 142 (2017)

M.L., the father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 3, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea J. White of Florida Rural Legal Services, Fort Pierce, and Stephen R. Senn of Peterson & Myers, P.A., Lakeland, for appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer , Appellate Counsel, Department of Children & Families, Children's Legal Services, Bradenton, for appellee.

Laura J. Lee and Thomasina F. Moore , Appellate Counsel, Sanford, for Guardian Ad Litem Program.

Christopher N. Bellows and Kevin Paule of Holland & Knight, LLP, Miami for Amicus Curiae, Florida's Children First, Inc.

We affirm the denial of M.L.'s motion to intervene in the mother's termination of parental rights proceeding. We write to explain that while a biological father who is a stranger to an existing marriage into which a child is born is not wholly without rights, he must demonstrate an enduring commitment to being a full-time parent, and do...

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