W.L. v. Department of Children & Family Services

CRENSHAW, Judge.

W.L., the Father, appeals the final order terminating the parental rights to his son, J.L., who was almost seven years old at the time of the termination hearing.1 We *868reverse because the Department of Children and Families failed to present clear and convincing evidence to support the two grounds for termination listed in the trial court’s order.

We acknowledge that “parents have a fundamental liberty interest in the care, custody, and management of their children.” J.R. v. Dep’t of Children & Family Servs., 923 So.2d 1201, 1205 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). Thus, to grant a petition for…