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

Case No. 5D17-1736.

225 So.3d 393 (2017)

C.R., Mother of Y.L. and B.H-R., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed August 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Thomas Truskoski , of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer , Appellate Counsel, Children's Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Tasha M. Simmonds and Thomasina Moore , Sanford, for Guardian Ad Litem Program.


Mother appeals the termination of her parental rights after default for failing to appear at trial. Mother raises only one issue, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in entering a default consent termination under section 39.801(3)(d), Florida Statutes (2017), and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.525(d), as she was...

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