Legal Opinion
G.H. v. Department of Children & Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 30, 2014No. 1D13-5334PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Nortwick, J.
G.H., Sr., the natural father of P.G.H., challenges the termination of his parental rights over this child. We reverse because the Department failed to establish that termination was the least restrictive means of protecting the child.
The child P.G.H. was sexually abused by her older brother in 2011, and the brother, who was adjudicated delinquent, was removed from the family home. Appellant was not living in the family home at the time of the abuse. In March 2013, the brother was returned to the mother’s home by Families First Network, an agent of the Department. The child P.G.H. claimed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- NORTH FLA. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
- D.M. v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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- State of Florida, Department of etc. v. T. S., the Father and A. B., the MotherDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015