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SM v. Department of Children & Families33 So. 3d 837 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) · 4D10-838

Court
4th DCA
Decided
2010-05-12
Law cited
§ 39.01(51) (now § 39.01(61)) · § 39.501(1) · § 39.815(1)
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On Motion to Dismiss

PER CURIAM.

This court hereby holds that the maternal grandmother in the present case is not a party, and thus, has no standing to bring the instant appeal. §§ 39.01(51), 39.501(1), 39.815(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). E.g., In re K.M., 978 So.2d 211 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). The grandmother’s reliance on In re M.V.B., 19 So.3d 381 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009), is misplaced. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

POLEN, DAMOORGIAN and GERBER, JJ., concur.

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