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M.S. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 22, 2006
920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

No. 3D05-1202.

February 22, 2006.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Leonard Rivkind, Judge.

Kevin Coyle Colbert, Miami, for appellant.

Hillary S. Kambour; Calianne P. Lantz, for appellees.

Before GERSTEN, GREEN, and SUAREZ, JJ.


We affirm the final judgment terminating the appellant's parental rights based upon our conclusion that the record established by clear and convincing evidence that the appellant abandoned and neglected her minor children pursuant Florida Statute 39.806(1)(b) (2004). See C.A.H. v. Dept. of Children Families, 830 So.2d 939, 940 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) (mother's repeated incarcerations not negated by taking vocational and parenting classes in prison).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

M.S. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 22, 2006
920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
Case details for

M.S. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services

Case Details

Full title:M.S., Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES and…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Feb 22, 2006

Citations

920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)