A.C.H., THE FATHER v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledApril 1, 2020
Docket3D19-2349
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed April 1, 2020.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D19-2349
Lower Tribunal No. 18-15451
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A.C.H., the Father,
Appellant,
vs.
Department of Children and Families, et al.,
Appellees.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Vivianne Del Rio,
Judge.
Kevin G. Thomas, for appellant.
Karla Perkins, for appellee Department of Children and Families; Boldt Law
Firm, and Ryan C. Tyler (Boca Raton); Thomasina Moore (Tallahassee), for
appellee Guardian ad Litem Program.
Before LOGUE, SCALES and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See J.P. v. Fla. Dep’t of Children & Families, 183 So. 3d 1198,
1204 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016) (where the trial court made full findings on all eleven
statutory factors and found that, overall, termination of parental rights was in the
child’s manifest best interest, the appellate court should not re-weigh the evidence);
C.A.H. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 830 So. 2d 939, 941 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
(“Florida’s governing statutes clearly state that when DCF seeks to terminate
parental rights due to abandonment, it need not offer the parent a case plan with a
goal of reunification. In cases of abandonment, the goal of the case plan can be
termination of parental rights.” (internal citations omitted)). See also §§ 39.802(5),
39.806(3), Fla. Stat. (2019).
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