Legal Opinion
A.H. v. Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 12, 2014No. 1D14-656PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, C.J.
A.H., the mother, appeals the termination of her parental rights over K.H., her son, and argues that the trial court erroneously found that she abandoned the child and that termination was the least restrictive means of protecting the child from harm. The Department of Children and Families (“DCF”) concedes that the trial court erred by finding that termination of the mother’s parental rights was the least restrictive means to protect the child from harm. We agree and reverse without addressing the trial court’s finding of abandonment.
In May 2011, DCF took the then two-year-old child into…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Robetson v. MERSCORP, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2013
- WR v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- G.H. v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- J.B. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
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