District Court of Appeal of Florida
A.S. v. Gift of Life Adoptions, Inc., 2D05-3614, 2D05-3615
In the relatively rare circumstances in which a putative biological father, who did not comply with the Florida Putative Father Registry, section 63.054, files an action to determine parentage under Florida Statutes chapter 742 before the conclusion of an adoption, the putative father is entitled to resolution of the chapter 742 proceeding prior to the adoption.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/21/2006
- Published 07/21/2006
Judges
- ALTENBERND, Judge.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Barry A. Cohen, Christopher P. Jayson, and Kevin J. Darken of Cohen, Jayson & Foster, Tampa, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- John R. Fricker, Pinellas Park, for Appellee Gift of Life Adoptions, Inc., Arthur J. England, Jr., and Daniel M. Samson of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami; and Anthony B. Marchese, Tampa, for Appellee/Participants, Prospective Adoptive Parents., Dana Friedlander, Tampa, for Appellee Jane Doe.