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IN THE C~°~UIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
IN RE: Adoption of ~
KRISTA ~,"JN MORRIS, a Minor,
by LT. COL. JAMES.W. MORRIS No. 78 279 F.R.
and BETTY JEAN MORRIS, his )
wife.
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ORDER
THIS CAUSE having come on to be heard after due notice .
upon the Mation to Quash petition for Adoption and to Dismiss
the Proceedings filed herein by Terris Lynn Morgan, Guardian
of the person and property of Krista Ann Morris, a minor,
and the Court having heard argument of counsel, and being
fully advised in the premises, it is thereupon
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that upon the issue of venue as
raised in Respondents' Motion, the Court finds that the
wording "reside" as expressed in Florida Statute 63.102(2)
refers to legal residence rather than physical residence ~
and, therefore, St. Lucie County, Florida, is a proper
venue for tl-ie filing of the Petition in this cause of action,
and it is further .
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Petition for Adoption be,
and the same is hereby dismissed on the grounds that it -
does not comply with provisions of Chapter 63, Florida
Statutes (1977) and particularly Subsections 63.112(1)(c),(f),
(g) and (h), and Subsection 63.112(2)(a), and Section 63.072(4),
Florida Statutes (1977), and it is further
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Court takes judicial
notice of Exhibits "A" and "B" of the Motion to Quash Petition
tor Adoption and to Dismiss Proceedings and finds that the
Respondent, Terris Lynn Morgan, is in fact the legal guardian
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of the child subject to this proceeding and as a~condition ~
precedent to the filing of an amended petition, Petitioners ~
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must either attach a consent from the now legal guardian or
petition for waiver of same under Florida Statute 63.072
which provides for a 60-day written request for consent, and ;
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