Legal Opinion

J.C.-J. v. Department of Children & Family Services

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 15, 2008No. 2D07-5990PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILBERMAN, Judge.

J.C.-J., the Mother, appeals an order terminating her parental rights with respect to her daughter, C.J., on the grounds of abandonment. The Department and the Guardian ad Litem (GAL) concede that the evidence did not support that termination was in C.J.’s manifest best interest. In addition, the GAL concedes that the evidence did not support that the Mother abandoned C.J.

Our review of the record reflects that the Department and the GAL properly *829concede that the evidence was insufficient to support the termination of the Mother’s parental rights, and we reverse and remand for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Jb v. Fla. Dept. of Children and Fam. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. M.D. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. M.D. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  2. In Re CJDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. In Re CsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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