A.H. v. Department of Children & Families

SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

A.H., the mother of R.L, D.L., and A.L., appeals from a final judgment terminating her parental rights to those children. We reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings on the ground that there was no statutory basis to justify this drastic remedy as to any of the children. Specifically, the record is devoid of any, let alone the clear and convincing evidence required to support the termination under section 39.806(l)(c) or 39.806(l)(f), Florida Statutes (2010), as DCF claimed and the trial court found.

The basis of the petition to terminate the mother’s…