E.L.J., Father of A.J. and B.J., Each A Minor Child vs Department of Children and Families

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-1966 _____________________________ E.L.J., Father of A.J. and B.J., Each A Minor Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. David Gooding, Judge. October 11, 2019 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 769 (1982) (holding that the clear and convincing evidence standard may be used to terminate parental rights as the standard “adequately conveys to the factfinder the level of subjective certainty about [its] factual conclusions necessary to satisfy due process”). B.L. THOMAS, BILBREY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Ryan Thomas Truskoski, Orlando, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Guardian ad Litem Program, Tallahassee, for Appellee. 2

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