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969 So. 2d 1068

In re Doe

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 10, 2007

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2007-10-10

Relies on In Re Doe

Decided 2007-10-10

PER CURIAM.

¶1We conclude that the trial court incorrectly applied the standard for determining if the minor was “sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy....” See § 390.01114(4)(e), Fla. Stat. (2006) and In re Jane Doe, a minor, 924 So.2d 935, 939 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) (“In determining whether a minor is ‘sufficiently mature,’ the court need only find that the minor has the necessary emotional development, intellect and understanding to *1069make an informed decision regarding terminating her pregnancy.”)

¶2Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court’s final judgment and direct the trial court to grant the petition for waiver of parental notice of termination of pregnancy.

BROWNING, C.J., and PADOVANO, J., concur; THOMAS, J., dissents with written opinion.
THOMAS, J.

¶3dissenting.

¶4I respectfully dissent. In my view, the trial court applied the correct standard to determine that the minor in this case was not sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy. I would affirm the trial court’s order.

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