G.F. v. Dep't of Children & Families

G.F., the father to nine-year-old A.F., appeals the trial court's order terminating his parental rights. We reverse.

The child was removed from her mother's care on June 24, 2016, and sheltered by the department of children and families, because the mother was violent towards the child's grandmother. The department was unable to locate the father until October 2016, when he was put on a case plan requiring him to successfully complete: (1) a psychological evaluation; (2) a substance abuse evaluation; (3) outpatient substance abuse treatment; (4) individual counseling; (5) an evidence-based…