J.W. v. Department of Children & Families

Appellant appeals the final order terminating her parental rights to her children, S.L. and J.W. Appellant asserts that the trial court erred by denying her motion to continue where she was advised by the attorney for the Department of Children and Families (the Department) that the adjudicatory hearing would be continued on the Department’s motion.1 We disagree and, therefore, affirm.

The Department filed a petition seeking to terminate Appellant’s parental rights, alleging that Appellant failed to complete her ease plan and continued to abandon her children, as defined in paragraph…