In Re Orgeron’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2009
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In re J.M.P. · In Re EWB · 635 So. 2d 674 - In Re Farrar
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“The party petitioning the court for adoption carries the burden of proving a parent's consent is not required under the law. However, even upon finding that a parent has lost his right to consent to the adoption, the adoption should only be granted when it is also found to be in the best interest of the child. The trial judge is vested with great discretion in determining whether an adoption is in the best interest of the child and each case must be decided on its own facts. The trial court's discretion is not absolute and a determination of best interest is subject to reversal if the record reveals manifest error in the determination. [Citations omitted.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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