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Z.C. v. Department of Children

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 28, 2006
937 So. 2d 1252 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

No. 5D06-1468.

September 28, 2006.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Maura T. Smith, Judge.

Ryan Thomas Truskoski, of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Charles D. Peters, Orlando, for Appellee.


Z.C., the mother, timely appeals the trial court's order terminating her parental rights to her daughter, L.M. It would serve no useful purpose to recite the tragic facts of this case that demonstrate egregious abuse inflicted upon L.M.'s siblings. Suffice it to say that our review of the record supports the trial judge's conclusion that the termination of Z.C.'s parental rights is in the manifest best interests of L.M. and is the least restrictive means of preventing harm to the child. See M.H. v. Dep't of Children Families, 866 So.2d 220 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

AFFIRMED.

PLEUS, C.J., GRIFFIN and ORFINGER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Z.C. v. Department of Children

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 28, 2006
937 So. 2d 1252 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
Case details for

Z.C. v. Department of Children

Case Details

Full title:Z.C., Mother of L.M., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Sep 28, 2006

Citations

937 So. 2d 1252 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)