Legal Opinion

S.E. v. Deparment of Children & Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 29, 2005No. 5D04-1910Published

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.

S.E., the mother of K.E. (“child”), appeals an order placing long term custody of the -child with the father. We affirm.

The child had been adjudicated dependent as to the mother, and the case-plan had a primary goal of reunification with the mother. The mother had completed all the tasks of her case plan, except she failed to continue psychotherapy. The. mother argues that the trial court did not make any determinations that she had failed to substantially comply with the terms of her case plan or that it was in the. child’s best interest to be permanently placed with the father.

Compliance…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. J.H. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. CF v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. In Re JCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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