Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2010

RP v. Department of Children and Families

RP v. Department of Children and Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 13, 2010 · Lawson, Palmer, Torpy
49 So. 3d 339; 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19163; 2010 WL 5128292 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

RP v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

TORPY, J.

We affirm the lower court’s order that terminated the parental rights of Appellant, rejecting the contentions that the evidence was insufficient to support termination and that termination was not the least restrictive means of protecting the child. We have specifically addressed the merits of the insufficiency argument, notwithstanding Appellee’s protestation that this argument was not preserved. In doing so, we align ourselves with the Fourth District’s decision in H.D. v. Department of Children & Families, 964 So.2d 818 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). We acknowledge apparent conflict with J.D. v. Department of Children & Families, 825 So.2d 447 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

AFFIRMED.

PALMER and LAWSON, JJ., concur.

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