P.J. v. Department of Children & Families

The mother appeals her termination of parental rights (“TPR”) as to her minor children. She argues that because the amended TPR order was entered over 25 months after the TPR hearing, the trial court’s factual findings are stale, her circumstances have changed and she should be awarded a new TPR hearing. We disagree and affirm.

The trial court held a TPR hearing on November 1, 1999, and entered an order terminating the mother’s parental rights to her five children on November 3, 1999. The mother appealed. We issued our opinion on March 30, 2001, P.J. v. Department of Children and Families, 783…