S v. v. Department of Children & Families

The petitioner, S.V. (the “Father”), seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s non-final order that: (i) set aside a general magistrate’s report and recommendations on the Father’s motion for reunification with his two sons; and (ii) denied the Father’s motion for reunification. 1

Essentially, the Father asserts that the trial court impermissibly substituted its judgment for that of the general magistrate. Because we conclude that the trial court did not depart from the essential requirements of law, we deny the petition.

I. Facts

The Father-left his family in April of 2012, and moved from…