K.M. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

No. 5D00-1254.

795 So.2d 1129 (2001)

K.M., As Parent of S.M., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

James A. Sawyer, Jr., Dept. of Children & Families, Orlando, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, C.J.

K.M. appeals an order terminating her parental rights. She raises several arguments on appeal, only one of which has merit. She contends that there was no evidence that termination of her parental rights was in the manifest best interest of her child, as per section 39.810, Florida Statutes. We agree, and reverse and remand for a new hearing.

Section 39.810 sets out eleven factors to be considered in determining if termination is in the manifest...

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