J.B.P. v. Department of Children & Families
J.B.P. v. Department of Children & Families
Opinion of the Court
We affirm the trial court’s explicit finding that:
“The Department of Children and Families, by clear and convincing evidence proved the Termination of Parental Rights Petition, and have proven the grounds for Termination of Parental Rights and the' Manifest Best Interest as required under Ch. 39 of Fla. Statutes.”
Because the complete record is sufficient and enables us to review the final order of termination, even with only a single omnibus finding, we have elected not to reverse in this case. We caution the Judges in this District presiding over termination of parental rights cases, however, not to infer that the failure to make specific factual findings will always be harmless. In most cases — although not in this one — such findings are indispensable.
AFFIRMED.
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