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Q.L. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D19-526.

280 So.3d 107 (2019)

Q.L., the mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 18, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori D. Shelby , Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

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

Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee , Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Florida Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Nicholas A. Brown , Carlton Fields, P.A., Defending Best Interests Project, Tampa, for appellee, Guardian Ad Litem Program.

A mother who never harmed her children (or any other child) had her parental rights terminated based on past conduct which, in the opinions of her caseworker and the guardian ad litem, would likely cause harm to her children in the future. Because the Department failed to prove statutory grounds for termination of the mother's parental...

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