K.W. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 1D05-2086.

959 So.2d 401 (2007)

K.W. father of S.S., J.W., J.W. and D.W., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K.W., pro se, Appellant.

Lucy Goddard-Teel, Department of Children & Families, Gainesville; Susan W. Fox of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., Tampa; Wendy S. Loquasto of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., Tallahassee.


PADOVANO, J.

The appellant seeks review of a final order terminating his parental rights to his two children. He contends that the termination was premature, in that the trial court had not yet fully explored the possibility of long-term relative placement for the children. We conclude that the placement issue had no effect on the judgment in this case and therefore we affirm.

Several years ago, the appellant was convicted on nine counts of sexually abusing...

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