MM v. Department of Children and Families

M.M., the mother of B.D. and S.D., appeals a final order awarding permanent custody of her two middle children to their non-offending father under section 39.521(3), Florida Statutes, and terminating jurisdiction over her dependency case. The final order was entered at a hearing on the mother’s motion for reunification with her children, which alleged that she had substantially complied with her case plan. The Department of Children and Families (DCF) had also reported the mother’s substantial compliance with the case plan. The trial court, however, never determined whether the mother had…