District Court of Appeal of Florida
C.M. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 1D05-5351
A judgment terminating a father's parental rights over his child and permanently committing the child to the Department of Children and Families for subsequent adoption is reversed in part as to the order terminating his parental rights as the least restrictive means of protecting the child, and the matter is remanded for further findings relating to whether a paternal aunt was a suitable relative placement and whether placement of the child with her would be in the child's manifest best interests.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/17/2006
- Published 08/21/2006
Judges
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Michael P. Eng, Jacksonville, for Appellant., Thomas Wade Young and Patricia M. Propheter, Orlando, Attorneys for Guardian ad Litem.
- For Appellees:
- Stacey L. Hill, Assistant General Counsel, Jacksonville, for Appellee.