D.M., etc. v. M.D., etc.

I dissent to discharge of this case because the error that occurred was not harmless. The decision below provides, in pertinent part:

D.M. appeals a final order denying her petition to terminate the parental rights of M.D., the biological father of their two children, in conjunction with a proceeding for a stepparent adoption under chapter 63, Florida Statutes (2015). D.M. argues that the trial court erred in failing to set forth specific findings of fact to support its conclusion that M.D. had not abandoned his children....

D.M.'s petition sought to terminate M.D.'s parental rights based on…