Beasley v. Beasley’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 2007
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 518 So. 2d 609 - Thompson v. Carter · 474 So. 2d 715 - Ex Parte Johnson · 513 So. 2d 612 - Matter of Stephenson · Williams v. Williams
Most-quoted passages
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“"The Juvenile Act and Rule 25, implicitly, though necessarily, speak in the context of the State's (or a nonparent's) petitioning for a termination of parental rights. The[] holdings [in the Court of Civil Appeals' cases that set forth the two-prong test] are not incorrect in light of the context in which they were decided.... ".... "... [A] distinction must be drawn between the State's seeking to terminate parental rights and a parent's seeking to terminate the other parent's parental rights. Where the State seeks to terminate parental rights, the `finding of dependency' necessarily applies to the State to protect against an unwarranted intrusion into parental rights and to comply with the requirements of due process. Parental rights are indeed cherished and deserve the law's utmost protection against unwarranted interference. "In viewing the `dependency' issue in the context of the State's attempt to terminate parental rights, the State would have standing only where both parents are found to be unfit or otherwise unable to discharge the responsibilities of parenthood. Therefore, a finding of `dependency' would be warranted, and the State would have a duty to act in accordance with that child's best interest. ".... "... (As earlier discussed, if a nonparent, including the State, is the petitioner, then such a petitioner must meet the further threshold proof of dependency.)"”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"Before parental rights will be terminated, the Court must determine from clear and convincing evidence that the child is dependent and, after having made a finding of dependency, must determine whether there exists a remedy less drastic than termination of those rights."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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