M.A. v. DEP'T OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Case No. 5D20-1869.

306 So.3d 1279 (2020)

M.A., Mother of L.A., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed November 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl New , Ocala, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer , Appellate Counsel, Children's Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellee.

Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Joanna Summers Brunell , Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, and Cody L. Frank , of Brown Sims, P.C., Defending Best Interests Project, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Coral Gables, for Guardian ad Litem.


M.A. appeals the order terminating her parental rights to L.A. We affirm. The record supports the trial court's findings that the Department of Children and Families ("DCF") proved, by clear and convincing evidence, grounds for termination pursuant to section 39.806(1)(d)3., (1)(e)1., and (1)(e)3...

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