Legal Opinion
Department of Children & Family Services v. L. McC.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 10, 2002No. 2D01-3364PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Judge.
The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the guardian ad li-tem challenge the trial court’s amended order denying a petition for termination of the parental rights of L. MeC., the mother. Because the record reflects that there was no proper basis for the trial court to deny termination, we reverse.
D.N.O., the child, had been sheltered with DCFS since his birth on February 12, 1998. His father was unknown, and his mother was incarcerated but later released. Within two months after his birth, the child was adjudicated dependent. A case plan was prepared and…
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- In the Interest of S.S. v. State, Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- MB v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Webb v. BlancettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- F.C. v. State, Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
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