Case Name: Jack C. GREEN, Appellant, v. Denise B. BOYD, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-08-06
Citations: 794 So. 2d 668
Docket Number: No. 1D00-2741
Parties: Jack C. GREEN, Appellant, v. Denise B. BOYD, Appellee.
Judges: MINER and DAVIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 794
Pages: 668–668

Head Matter:
Jack C. GREEN, Appellant, v. Denise B. BOYD, Appellee.
No. 1D00-2741.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 6, 2001.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 21, 2001.
Gerald B. Stewart, Jacksonville, for Appellant.
Janet A. Carver, Fernandina Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
POLSTON, J.
The trial court ruled that Appellee Denise B. Boyd was equitably adopted by her stepfather, who died intestate. Because there is a lack of evidence that there was an agreement to adopt Ms. Boyd between her natural parents and alleged adoptive parents, we reverse. See Williams v. Estate of Pender, 738 So.2d 453 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)(listing elements of equitable or virtual adoption that must be proved by clear and convincing evidence); Urick v. McFarland, 625 So.2d 1253 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993)(stepson was treated and acted as a son but not adopted; virtual adoption not recognized because he was unable to prove an agreement for his adoption between his stepfather and his natural parents). As in Urick, the court recognizes this as an unfortunate result to Ms. Boyd, but one that we cannot avoid.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
MINER and DAVIS, JJ., concur.