K.R.L. v. Department of Children & Family Services

The mother, K.R.L., appeals from the trial court’s final judgment terminating her parental rights as to her child, A.M.L. We reverse the order terminating the mother’s parental rights as there is not clear and convincing evidence in the record to support the termination under section 39.806(l)(f) or (g), Florida Statutes (2010).1

The child, A.M.L., came into child protective services of the Department of Children and Family Services [“DCF”] at two months of age. The mother had brought the infant to the emergency room on the advice of her child’s pediatrician, after the child fell and hit his…