D.F. v. DCF

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 D.F., FATHER OF K.P., A CHILD, Appellant, v. CASE NO. 5D10-3721 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _______________________________________/ Opinion filed April 26, 2011 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Frank Marriott, Judge. Mark A. Skipper, Office of the Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fifth District, Orlando, and Jeffrey Deen, Regional Counsel, Office of the Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fifth District, Altamonte Springs, for Appellant. Jeffrey Dana Gillen, Department of Children and Family Services, West Palm Beach, for Appellee. Wendie Michelle Cooper, Tavares, for Guardian ad Litem Program. PER CURIAM. The father appeals from an order terminating his parental rights. The Department of Children and Families concedes that the evidence presented was insufficient to support the trial court's decision. Accordingly, we reverse the Final Judgment for Termination of Parental Rights, as to the father only, and remand for further proceedings. REVERSED AND REMANDED. SAWAYA, TORPY, and EVANDER, JJ., concur. 2

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