Browse 21 termination of parental rights cases decided by Florida District Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Parental rights termination reversed due to insufficient evidence of child's best interest
T.M., Father of v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's orde...
Appellate Court Upholds Foster Care Placement, Citing Reasonable Efforts
A.M., Mother of S.L., a Child v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The mother of a child challeng...
Parental rights termination reversed due to insufficient evidence of reasonable efforts
B. K. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order that ter...
Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights Due to Procedural Error
S. T. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's orde...
Parental rights termination reversed due to insufficient evidence of child's best interest
T.B., a Child v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order terminating the par...
DCF must expunge records if statutory criteria are met
D. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, D., sought to compel the Department of Chi...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
M. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order terminat...
Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights Due to Lack of Reunification Efforts
B. G. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's ord...
Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Parental Rights Due to Lack of Evidentiary Hearing
S. H. v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant challenged the trial co...
Appellate court affirms DCF's reasonable efforts and child placement decision
L. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, L., challenged the Department of Children a...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
M. G. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
Z. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order terminati...
Court Affirms Foster Care Placement Despite Due Process Claims
R.B., Mother of W.S.B., Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, R.B., challenged ...
Court Remands Parental Rights Termination for Proper Best Interests Analysis
M.T., Mother of Etc. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 3, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
S.H. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, S.H., challenged the trial court's or...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
V. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order termi...
Parental Rights Termination Affirmed Due to Case Plan Non-Compliance
H.J.H.N., III, a Child v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 26, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order te...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Amidst Substance Abuse Concerns
L. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's order termi...
Father's Parental Rights Terminated Due to Abandonment and Failure to Appear
C.L.T., Father of B.T., a Child v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court revie...
Court Upholds Child Removal and Guardian Ad Litem Actions
L. M. v. Department of Children and Families and Guardian Ad Litem, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the Depart...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
S.D., a Child v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order terminating...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 21 termination of parental rights cases from Florida District Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Reversed: 4, Defendant Win: 12, Remanded: 3, Plaintiff Win: 2.
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