M.A.M. v. Viscount
M.A.M. v. Viscount
Opinion of the Court
Appellant, the natural father, appeals an order denying his motion to withdraw his consent to allow the adoption of his child. We affirm.
The child was born in 1994 and the parents divorced two years later. After several years in which there had been no contact between the father and the child, the mother remarried and, a year or so later, appellant signed a consent agreeing to adoption of the child by the stepfather.
Over a year later, in the adoption proceeding, appellant filed a motion to with
The stepfather argues that this order is not appealable; however, we disagree. Although the adoption proceedings are not final, this order is final as to the natural father because it totally disposes of the case as to him. Fla. R.App. P. 9.110(10.
As to the merits, we agree with the trial court’s conclusion that appellant failed to prove that his consent was obtained by fraud or duress. Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- M.A.M., as father of W.T.M., a minor child v. Charles VISCOUNT
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- Published