R.M. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D01-2235.

820 So.2d 357 (2002)

R.M., Mother of A.M., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn Logan Hungate, Kissimmee, for Appellant.

Daniel M. Lake, Kissimmee, for Appellee.


PETERSON, J.

The mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to her adopted child.

The Department of Children and Families (Department) alleged several grounds in its petition for termination, but announced at the final hearing that it was proceeding only upon its allegation that the mother would be incarcerated for a substantial period of time before the child attained the age of 18 years. The trial court terminated the parental rights reasoning...

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