Case Name: In re Jane DOE 07-A, Appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-10-10
Citations: 969 So. 2d 1068
Docket Number: No. 1D07-4287
Parties: In re Jane DOE 07-A, Appellant.
Judges: BROWNING, C.J., and PADOVANO, J., concur; THOMAS, J., dissents with written opinion.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 969
Pages: 1068–1069

Head Matter:
In re Jane DOE 07-A, Appellant.
No. 1D07-4287.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 10, 2007.
Natalie N. Maxwell and Kirsten Clanton of Southern Legal Counsel, Gainesville, for Appellant.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We conclude that the trial court incorrectly applied the standard for determining if the minor was "sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy...." See § 390.01114(4)(e), Fla. Stat. (2006) and In re Jane Doe, a minor, 924 So.2d 935, 939 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) ("In determining whether a minor is 'sufficiently mature,' the court need only find that the minor has the necessary emotional development, intellect and understanding to make an informed decision regarding terminating her pregnancy.")
Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court's final judgment and direct the trial court to grant the petition for waiver of parental notice of termination of pregnancy.
BROWNING, C.J., and PADOVANO, J., concur; THOMAS, J., dissents with written opinion.