LK v. Department of Children and Families

Appellant, L.K., appeals the trial court’s final order terminating her parental rights as to her daughter, G.B. We find that the trial court erred in terminating L.K’s parental rights as to G.B. when the trial court excluded evidence that L.K. substantially complied with her case plan. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s determination and remand this case for further proceedings to allow the parties to offer additional testimony.

On or about June 25, 2009, the State of Florida received an abuse report of which L.K. and her infant child were the subjects. Dependency proceedings were…