Explore 13 best interests of the child court cases in Florida. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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...
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...
Court Affirms Foster Care Placement, Citing Reasonable Efforts and Child's Best Interest
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...
Parental rights termination upheld due to non-compliance with case plan
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 appellate court reviewed a t...
Parental rights termination reversed due to insufficient evidence of child's best interest
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 reversed 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...
Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Modification Order
Alessandra De Menezes Trigueiro v. Rodrigo Cesar Galdino De Oliveira, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. This case involved a dispute ove...
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 13 best interests of the child cases from courts in Florida. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding best interests of the child cases in Florida include: fladistctapp (13 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Remanded: 1, Plaintiff Win: 2, Defendant Win: 8, Reversed: 1, Affirmed: 1.