K.J. v. DEP'T OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 1D19-3887.

297 So.3d 707 (2020)

K.J., Mother of K.H., Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 26, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crystal McBee Frusciante , Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Region One, Sunrise, for Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph , Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Ryan C. Tyler , Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Defending Best Interests Project, Ratzan, Weissman & Boldt, Boca Raton, Guardian ad Litem.


In this appeal of a final judgment terminating her parental rights over her child K.H., Appellant argues that the two statutory grounds on which termination was ordered were not proved by clear and convincing evidence. Moreover, she argues that termination was not in the manifest best interests of the child nor was it the least restrictive...

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