M.J. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D21-819.

323 So.3d 766 (2021)

M.J., the mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and Guardian ad Litem, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antony P. Ryan , Director, and Paul O'Neil , Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

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

Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb , Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for appellee Guardian ad Litem.


M.J. ("the Mother") appeals the final judgment terminating parental rights to her two children. The trial court terminated the Mother's rights based on three statutory grounds: section 39.806(1)(c) (continuing involvement of the parent in the parent-child relationship threatens the child's well-being irrespective of services); section...

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