Case Name: C.E.S. and C.P.S., minor children, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-12-05
Citations: 462 So. 2d 1160
Docket Number: No. 84-724
Parties: C.E.S. and C.P.S., minor children, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, C.J., and SCHOONOVER and LEHAN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 462
Pages: 1160–1161

Head Matter:
C.E.S. and C.P.S., minor children, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
No. 84-724.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 5, 1984.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 7, 1985.
Robert C. Hill, Fort Myers, for appellants.
Anthony N. DeLuccia, Jr., Dist. Legal Counsel, Fort Myers, for appellee Dept, of Health and Rehabilitative Services.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed under the authority of In the Interest of W.D.N., II, C.N. and C.N., 443 So.2d 493 (Fla.2d DCA 1984), wherein this court held that although the right to the integrity of the family is among the most fundamental rights, the parent's rights are subject to the overriding concern for the ultimate welfare or best interest of the child. See also, In the Interest of J.L.P., 416 So.2d 1250 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982) (Our sympathy for the mother in this case cannot blind us to an overriding concern for the children's welfare).
RYDER, C.J., and SCHOONOVER and LEHAN, JJ., concur.