IN THE INTEREST OF S.D.

No. 2D11-4782.

80 So.3d 438 (2012)

In the Interest of S.D., a child. S.B., Appellant, v. Department of Children and Family Services and Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toni A. Butler of Alderuccio & Butler, LLC, Naples, for Appellant.

Jennifer S. Paullin , Tavares, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem Program.

Jeffrey Dana Gillen , West Palm Beach, for Appellee Department of Children and Family Services.


ALTENBERND, Judge.

The Mother, S.B., appeals the order terminating her parental rights to her four-year-old child, S.D. At the termination hearing, it was undisputed that the Mother's parental rights had been previously terminated as to three of S.D.'s half-siblings. Competent, substantial evidence supports the trial court's finding that the Department of Children and Family Services ("DCF") proved a ground for termination by clear and convincing evidence and that...

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