K.M. v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 1D20-3280.

322 So.3d 1228 (2021)

K.M., Mother of G.M., J.M., A.M., N.M., A.M., and K.M., Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marynelle Hardee of Hardee Legal, PLLC, Gainesville, for Appellant K.M.

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

Ward L. Metzger , Appellate Counsel, Jacksonville, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.


K.M. appeals the termination of her parental rights to four of her children—A.M., N.M., A.M., and K.M. The trial court terminated K.M.'s rights in a detailed order after a lengthy trial. The three grounds for termination were chronic drug abuse rendering the parent incapable of parenting, egregious conduct that threatens the child, and...

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