A. H. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services

A.H. appeals an order terminating parental rights as to his two daughters, each of whose initials are also A.H. We agree with his contention that none of the five statutory grounds on which the trial court relied to terminate his parental rights are supported by competent, substantial evidence which could reasonably be found to be clear and convincing, and reverse.

On November 28, 2008, when he was a year-and-a-half, the only son of appellant A.H. and S.S. was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit with a brain injury. Three days later he died. Because the Child Protection Team concluded…