State Supreme Court / Fla.

Heart of Adoptions, Inc. v. JA

Decided July 12, 2007. Barbara J. Pariente wrote the opinion for the court.

963 So. 2d 189 · Cited 135 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Quilloin v. Walcott · 434 U.S. 246
Steven A. v. Rickie M. · 823 P.2d 1216
NORTH FLA. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES v. State · 866 So. 2d 612
In re Raquel Marie X. · 76 N.Y.2d 387
Hechtman v. Nations Title Ins. of New York · 840 So. 2d 993
Myles v. State · 602 So. 2d 1278
J.S. v. S.A. · 912 So. 2d 650
Forsythe v. Longboat Key Beach Erosion · 604 So. 2d 452
Borden v. East-European Ins. Co. · 921 So. 2d 587
In re T.W. · 551 So. 2d 1186
Beagle v. Beagle · 678 So. 2d 1271
In Re Adoption of BGS · 556 So. 2d 545
Woodham v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Fla., Inc. · 829 So. 2d 891
Maggio v. Fla. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC. · 899 So. 2d 1074
Caple v. Tuttle's Design-Build, Inc. · 753 So. 2d 49
Foundation Health v. WESTSIDE EKG ASSOC. · 944 So. 2d 188
Smith v. Malouf · 722 So. 2d 490
Escobedo v. Nickita · 231 S.W.3d 601
In Re Adoption of Baby A. · 944 So. 2d 380
J.C.J. v. Heart of Adoptions, Inc. · 942 So. 2d 906

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D.S. v. J.L. · 18 So. 3d 1103
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Larimore v. State · 2 So. 3d 101
School Board of Palm Beach County v. Survivors Charter Schools, Inc. · 3 So. 3d 1220
State of Florida v. Christopher Douglas Weeks · 202 So. 3d 1
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Victor Villanueva v. State of Florida · 200 So. 3d 47
Quarantello v. Leroy · 977 So. 2d 648
Hopkins v. State · 105 So. 3d 470
Citizens of the State of Florida, etc. v. Florida Public Service Commission · 146 So. 3d 1143
State of Florida v. Daryl Miller · 227 So. 3d 562
J.A.B. v. State · 25 So. 3d 554
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S.C. v. Gift of Life Adoptions · 100 So. 3d 774
JAB v. State · 25 So. 3d 554
Ronald Williams v. State of Florida · 186 So. 3d 989
FL. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. Contractpoint Florida Parks, LLC · 986 So. 2d 1260
Mendenhall v. State · 48 So. 3d 740
Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Insurance Co. · 121 So. 3d 433
Florida Department of Children & Family Services v. P.E. · 14 So. 3d 228
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