Legal Opinion
T.L. v. Department of Children & Family Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 3, 2008No. 2D07-715PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Judge.
T.L. (the Father) appeals a final judgment that terminated his parental rights to his son, D.L.H. Because the Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) failed to establish (1) a nexus or predictive relationship between the past abuse of D.L.H.’s sibling and any prospective abuse of D.L.H. and (2) that termination was the least restrictive means to protect D.L.H. from harm, we reverse the final judgment of termination and remand for further proceedings.
I. THE FACTS
DCF sought to terminate the Father’s parental rights to D.L.H., born September 22, 2005. The Father and H.H.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Florida Dept. of Children and Fam. v. FlSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
- MH v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Gaines v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- K.A. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Department of Children & Family Services v. S.H.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- C.A.T. v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- W.L. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- M.C. v. Department of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
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