Z.R. v. Department of Children & Families

Z.R., the mother, appeals an order terminating her parental rights to her five children. While the record supports the trial court’s determination that the Department had established grounds for the termination of the mother’s rights, the record does not reflect whether the fathers’ parental rights have been terminated. As the Department of Children and Families and the Guardian Ad Litem concede, the court’s order also does not discuss the factors in section 39.811(6), Florida Statutes, which limit the court’s power to terminate the rights of one parent without terminating the rights of the…