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No. 19-7739October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020

Docket 19-7739October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

H.K. V. v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida regarding a dispute with the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 1, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 1, 2020
What it's about

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida regarding a dispute with the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Question presented

1. Whether the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal's per curiam affirmance of the termination of Petitioner's parental rights, without a written opinion, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution? 2. Whether the trial court's failure to consider less restrictive alternatives to termination of parental rights violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Case path

Supreme Court of Florida / Decision released Jun 1, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Apr 4, 2026
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