K.J. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY

No. 4D04-4299.

906 So.2d 1183 (2005)

K.J., The Mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 13, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dawn G. Kirk, Fort Pierce, for appellant.

Pilar Harris and Crystal Y. Yates-Hammond, Fort Pierce, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

The mother appeals a final order terminating parental rights to her daughter, K.J., based upon her failure to substantially comply with the case plan. We reverse, because the order is not supported by clear and convincing evidence.

On May 16, 2003, when the child was nineteen months old, she was removed from her mother's custody and placed in shelter care based on allegations that the mother, who had a history of drug abuse, was not maintaining...

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