Department of Children & Family Services v. K.D.

The court voted to consider this case en banc because recent trial court decisions on appeal in this court reflected differing views of this court’s use of the term “nexus” in termination cases involving two or more children. Examining our own cases we concluded that a new, comprehensive *990opinion was “necessary to maintain uniformity” in our decisions. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.331(a). Although we do not recede from any case today, Chief Judge Silberman’s restatement of this court’s case law will undoubtedly help both the trial courts and this court to maintain uniformity in decisions. As the judge…