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V.S. v. DEP'T OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D20-1833.

322 So.3d 1229 (2021)

V.S., the Mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and Guardian Ad Litem, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 4, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert W. Guffanti of Albert W. Guffanti, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Samantha Costas Valley , Senior Attorney of the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for appellee Guardian ad Litem.

ON MOTION TO CERTIFY A QUESTION OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE.

We grant the motion to certify a question of great public importance. The constitutionality of the 2014 amendment to section 39.806(1)(f), Florida Statutes, affects fundamental parental interests. Before issuance of our opinion in this case, no court has directly addressed...

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