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

No. 1D20-28, No. 1D20-29.

326 So.3d 149 (2021)

E.K., Mother of L.K. and R.K., Minor Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and C.K., Father, Appellees. Guardian ad Litem Program, Appellant, v. Department of Children and Families and C.K., Father, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 5, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan O. Peak , Office of Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, Panama City; Anne Marie Perine , Office of Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, Tallahassee; Crystal M. Frusciante of Frusciante Law Firm, P.A., Sunrise; and Thomasina F. Moore and Laura J. Lee , Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee; for Appellants.

Sarah J. Rumph , Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee; and Jason A. Cobb , DeFuniak Springs; for Appellees.

The question in this appeal is straightforward. A trial court denies a petition for termination of a father's parental rights ("TPR") based solely on its determination that the evidence did not demonstrate that termination was the least restrictive means to protect his children. May the court do this, even though it concluded, by clear...

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