MATTER OF THE HEIRS OF HODGE
470 So.2d 740 (Fla.App. 1985)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a case about virtual adoption.
FACTS: Appellee was three years old when her mother died and her father gave her to the
Hodges. There was no testimony directly that there was an agreement to adopt the child. When
the girl was nine, she was told that she was adopted and not their natural child. Other
evidence indicated that she lived with the Hodges until she married at age 17, was called a
Hodge, and accepted treatment as a daughter. Mr. Hodge signed her report cards in school and
she paid his funeral expenses and attended his funeral. The trial judge ruled that a virtual
adoption had occurred. This appeal resulted.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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