D.M. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Nos. 3D11-1578, 3D11-1293.

79 So.3d 136 (2012)

D.M., the Father, and B.A., the Mother, Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene F. Zenobi , Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Third Region, for appellant D.M and Kevin Coyle Colbert, Assistant Counsel, for appellant B.A.; Laverne Pinkney and Ricardo Rodriguez, Florida International University College of Law, for appellant A.M.

Karla Perkins , Appellate Counsel, for appellee Department of Children and Families; Hillary Kambour , Appellate Counsel, for appellee Guardian Ad Litem Program; Jennifer A. McLoone , Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, for appellee, M.M.

Before RAMIREZ, SUAREZ, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.


RAMIREZ, J.

This is an appeal of termination of parental rights for failure to substantially comply with the required case plan. We reverse as to the Mother, B.A., and affirm as to the Father, D.M.

In November 2009, the Department of Children and Families filed a petition for dependency of A.M. (ten years old), S.M. (five years old), and M.M. (seven years old) due to exposure to domestic violence in the home, and alleged abuse and abandonment. B.A. was the...

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