M.E. v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 3D05-197.

919 So.2d 637 (2006)

M.E., Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

January 25, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl E. Hall, Jr., Miami, for appellant.

Calianne P. Lantz, for appellee Florida Department of Children and Families; and Mercedes E. Scopetta, for appellee Guardian Ad Litem Program.

Before SHEPHERD, SUAREZ, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.


ROTHENBERG, Judge.

M.E. ("the mother") appeals from an order terminating her parental rights as to D.E. ("the child"). As we conclude that the Department failed to present clear and convincing evidence to support the grounds alleged in its Amended Termination of Parental Rights Petition ("TPR Petition"), we reverse the order terminating the mother's parental rights.

At the time of the child's birth on August 24, 2001, the mother was a minor who was living...

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