Legal Opinion
J.S. v. Florida Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 29, 2009No. 1D09-1046, 1D09-1049PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
These appeals involve a trial court’s decision regarding a petition for the termination of the parental rights of J.S. (“the mother”) and B.A. (“the father”) to L.A. (“the child”). 1 The trial court terminated the rights of the mother, declined to terminate the rights of the father, and placed the child in permanent guardianship. The mother appeals from the order terminating her parental rights, and the Guardian ad Litem Program (“GAL”) and the Department of Children and Families (“the Department”) appeal from the order declining to terminate the father’s parental rights. For the reasons…
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