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

No. 1D22-466, No. 1D22-468.

346 So.3d 192 (2022)

J.J.Z., Former Mother of X.R.S.-Z., Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES and Guardian Ad Litem for X.R.S.-Z., Appellees. J.S.-N., Former Father of X.R.S.-Z., Minor Child, Appellant, v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem for X.R.S.-Z., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 13, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Colbert , Miami, for Appellant J.J.Z.

Michelle R. Walsh of Law Offices of Michelle R. Walsh, P.A., Miami, for Appellant J.S.-N.

Sarah J. Rumph , Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Sara Goldfarb and Samantha C. Valley , Tallahassee, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem.


In these two related appeals, a former mother and father challenge the trial court's termination of their parental rights. Both parents testified, but neither could credibly explain away the compound fracture to their eleven-week-old's arm or the infant's nineteen rib fractures at varying degrees of healing. These unwed parents live together...

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