R.G. v. Dept. of Children & Family Services

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT In the Interest of J.G., a child, ) ______________________________________) ) R.G., ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND ) FAMILY SERVICES, ) ) Appellee. ) ) _____________________________________ ) Case No. 2D07-3207 Opinion filed June 18, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Manatee County; Marc Gilner, Judge. Peter J. Mackey and Paul F. Grondahl of Mackey Law Group, P.A., Bradenton, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kelley R. Schaeffer, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. DAVIS, Judge. R.G., the Mother, challenges the trial court s order changing the goal with regard to her dependent son, J.G., from reunification to another planned permanent living arrangement, pursuant to section 39.6241, Florida Statutes (2007). On appeal, the Mother maintains that the trial court failed to comply with the requirements of the statute. However, after reviewing the transcripts of the judicial review hearings, we conclude that the trial court was indeed in compliance with the statute. We therefore affirm. Affirmed. CASANUEVA and VILLANTI, JJ., Concur. -2-

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