DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. B.C.

No. 1D15-3328.

185 So.3d 716 (2016)

STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and the Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellant, v. B.C., the Mother and C.S., the Father, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward L. Metzger , Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, and David P. Krupski , Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program, Sanford, for Appellant.

Susan Barber , Assistant Regional Conflict Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Termination of the constitutionally-protected parental right is permissible only if it is shown that "reunification with the parent poses a substantial risk of significant harm to the child" and that termination is the "least restrictive means" of achieving the State's interest of "protecting...

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