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S.M.K. v. S.L.E.

Case No. 5D17-1751.

238 So.3d 925 (2018)

S.M.K., Appellant, v. S.L.E., C.C. and M.C., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed March 2, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Graessle and Jonathan W. Graessle , of William S. Graessle, P.A., Jacksonville, and J. Stephen Alexander , of Alexander Law Firm, LLC, St. Augustine, for Appellant.

Bryan M. Callaway , of Robert P. Eshelman, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellee, S.L.E.

No Appearance for C.C. and M.C.

This case involves a natural parent's constitutional right to raise his own child, even if that determination is not necessarily in the best interest of the child. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the order terminating S.M.K's ("Father") parental rights, which deemed Father's consent unnecessary for the relative adoption of...

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