L.J. v. Department of Children & Families

L.J., a.k.a. M.L., Father of A.J. (“Father”), appeals the trial court’s final order terminating his parental rights to A.J., a minor child. Father argues the trial court erred by. failing to include a finding that reunification posed a substantial risk of harm to A.J, Finding that competent, substantial evidence supports termination of Father’s parental rights, we affirm the trial court’s order but remand for the trial court to enter additional findings consistent with this opinion.

Immediately following A.J.’s birth, the Department of Children and Families (the “Department”) filed a shelter…