R.L. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D10-1294.

63 So.3d 920 (2011)

R.L., Mother of J.Y. and T.N., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nickole E. Frederick , Orlando, for Appellant, J.G. a/k/a J.Y., Father of J.Y., A Child.

Ryan Thomas Truskoski , of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant, R.L., Mother of J.Y. and T.N., Children.

Rosemarie Farrell , of Children's Legal Services, Orlando, and Kelly A. Swartz , Children's Legal Services, Rockledge, for Appellee, Department of Children and Families.

Laura E. Lawson , Tavares, for Appellee, Guardian ad Litem Program.


MONACO, C.J.

This is a consolidated appeal from an order terminating parental rights and a final judgment of termination with respect to R.L., the mother of two children1; and J.G., the father of one child, J.Y. We affirm without further comment the order and judgment terminating the parental rights of the mother, R.L. We reverse, however, with respect to J.G.

To terminate parental rights, the State must establish: (1) the existence...

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