Legal Opinion

K.D. v. Department of Children & Family Services & Guardian Ad Litem Program

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 5, 2014No. Nos. 2D13-538, 2D13-623PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALTENBERND, Judge.

K.D., the mother, and Z.H., the father, each appeal a final judgment terminating their parental rights to their twin boys, Z.C.(l) and Z.C.(2). This is the second appeal involving this termination proceeding. See Dep’t of Children & Family Servs. v. K.D., 88 So.3d 977 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012) (en banc). We conclude that we must reverse and remand for an evidentia-ry hearing.

In the first appeal, this court reviewed two trial court orders that had not terminated parental rights. Instead, the trial court had determined that grounds for termination had been proven but that the two…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Department of Children & Family Services v. K.D.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. T.H., THE FATHER AND S.D., THE MOTHER v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIESDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES vs S.S.L. AND M.D., PARENTS OF O.D., A CHILDDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2022

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