J.K. v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN

No. 4D17-1381.

231 So.3d 595 (2017)

J.K., the Mother, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Conway , Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz , Assistant Attorney General, Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Matthew Wilson , Guardian Ad Litem Program, Sanford; and Beth Kathryn Roland , Pro Bono, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Friedman & Friedman, P.A., Lake Mary, for Guardian Ad Litem Program.


J.K. appeals a final judgment of termination of parental rights and raises multiple arguments regarding the grounds upon which termination was based. We agree with J.K. on one ground, but otherwise affirm.

The trial court based termination in part on a finding that the petitioner had established grounds for termination under section...

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