J.H. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D19-718, No. 4D19-883.

279 So.3d 316 (2019)

J.H., the mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and Guardian Ad Litem, Appellees. Y.H.B., the grandmother, Appellant, v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise E. Kistner of the Law Offices of Denise E. Kistner, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant J.H.

Kathleen K. Peña , Fort Lauderdale, for appellant Y.H.B.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

Thomasina Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee , Senior Attorney of Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for appellee Guardian ad Litem.


A mother, J.H., appeals the termination of her parental rights to her children O.H. and J.W.H. In a consolidated case, the children's grandmother appeals the denial of her request for the minor children to be placed in her care. We address both appeals in this opinion. We affirm because competent substantial evidence supports the trial...

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