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L.G. v. Department of Children & Families3D21-2431

Court
3rd DCA
Decided
2022-05-18
Case
TPR
Appellant
Both parents
County
Miami-Dade

Affirmed Termination of both parents' rights affirmed on the ground that continued involvement threatens the child irrespective of services.

Issue
TPR ground: continuing involvement threatens the child

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       Third District Court of Appeal
                                State of Florida
                           Opinion filed May 18, 2022.
        Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
                             ________________
                       Nos. 3D21-2431 & 3D22-0123
                       Lower Tribunal No. 14-15982
                            ________________

              L.G., The Father, and G.H., The Mother,
                                  Appellants,
                                      vs.
           Department of Children and Families, et al.,
                                  Appellees.

     Appeals from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Angelica D. Zayas, Judge.
     Albert W. Guffanti, P.A., and Albert W. Guffanti, for appellant L.G., the Father, Thomas Butler, P.A., and Thomas J. Butler, for appellant G.H., the Mother.
      Karla Perkins, for appellee, Department of Children and Families, Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals (Tallahassee), for appellee, Guardian ad Litem.

Before FERNANDEZ, C.J., and LOGUE, and MILLER, JJ.
     PER CURIAM.
     We affirm the final judgment terminating appellants’ parental rights under section 39.806(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2021). See Guardian ad Litem Program v. K.H., 
276 So. 3d 897
, 902 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019); J.P. v. Fla. Dep’t of Child. & Fams., 
183 So. 3d 1198, 1204
 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
     Affirmed. 

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