Florida Department of Children & Families v. Adoption of B.G.J.

Appellants, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and K.W. and M.W., prospective adoptive parents, challenge the final order of consent for adoption filed on December 14, 2001, granting the foster parents, J.M. and G.M., the right to proceed with their adoption of the minor, B.G.J. We reverse because the trial court did not have the authority to place B.G.J. for adoption with the foster parents when that decision was contrary to DCF’s appropriate selection of M.W. and K.W. as adoptive parents. In addition, we conclude that there is no competent substan*985tial evidence in the record to…