DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVS. v. A.Q.

No. 3D05-1746.

937 So.2d 1156 (2006)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, et al., Appellants, v. A.Q., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

September 1, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calianne P. Lantz; Hillary S. Kambour, for appellants.

Kevin Coyle Colbert, Miami, for appellee.

Before RAMIREZ, ROTHENBERG, and LAGOA, JJ.


ROTHENBERG, Judge.

The Florida Department of Children and Family Services ("DCF") appeals an order involuntarily dismissing its petition for termination of parental rights. As we agree with DCF that the trial court's ruling, that it is not in the best interests of the children to terminate their father's parental rights, is not based upon competent substantial evidence, we reverse.

A.Q. is the father of A.Q. and J.Q. ("the children"). The children were adjudicated...

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