impatientredhead
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The Anthonys have NO LEGAL rights to that information.
I have searched as best I know how the statutes in Florida and there is nothing there concerning the notification of anyone but parents. (and I am not convinced that is even a statute as such). It does say if one or both of the parents are involved in the child's case, they do not have to be notified.
I posted links to the statute. Notification of next of kin by state. They have an absolute obligation to notify Casey, and she has been not been convicted of anything to do with Caylee so her next of kin status has not been waived.
Outside of next of kin status she is accused of killing this person, she has rights as a defendant to be notified of evidence relevant to her case. This would be a MAJOR misstep by the prosecution to withhold something of this magnitude. She has a right to defend herself. In the world of the law the body could have evidence which clears her.
Casey has multiple fronts to be notified on. The grandparents do not have a legal right to that information, but LE would be under no obligation not to make a public announcement and no one has made an arguement for why they wouldn't make that announcement?
As a personal life experience my mother in law was murdered by her spouse during an ugly divorce. The divorce was not final when she died and he was not convicted so he had full rights as a spouse and next of kin. There was nothing we could do about it.