Florida Department of Children & Family Services v. P.E.

I concur in result only because the majority articulates the principle that it simply follows the clear and unambiguous language of the applicable statute, although it in fact proceeds to interpret and construe statutory provisions that are actually unclear and ambiguous, as evidenced by the multiple district courts of appeal that have addressed the identical issue through statutory construction. Contrary to the statutory analysis employed in our decision today, the Third and Fifth District Courts of Appeal have each construed and applied the precise language of the subject statutory…