K.J., A JUVENILE, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (42 total)

• J.P. v. Fla. Dep't of Child. & Families, 183 So. 3d 1198 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016)
  …be futile or that the child[ren] would be threatened with harm despite any services provided to the parent.” Id.; see also N.L. v. Dep’t of Children & Family Servs., 843 So. 2d 996, 1002. (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). M.H. v. Dep’t of Children and Families, 866 So. 2d 220, 222 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). Second, to terminate parental rights under subsection 39.806(l)(c), the Department must show that there is no reasonable basis to believe a parent will improve. See id. at 222-23. In addition to providing a statutory groun…
• J.E., Sr. v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 126 So. 3d 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013)
  …st to the parent who prevailed upon appeal in M.H. v. Department of Children and Families, the father in the instant case did not exhibit a “strong desire to overcome [his] addiction and parent [his child] ....” M.H. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 866 So. 2d 220, 223 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). Instead, the record reflects an unwillingness on behalf of the father to quit smoking marijuana, even knowing that his refusal to at least make an effort to quit was impeding his (otherwise inconsistent) efforts to regain c…
• D.P. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 930 So. 2d 798 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)
  …8 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) (holding that the parent’s past drug use did not support a finding of egregious conduct “without con [*802] necting the drug use to any abuse, neglect, or specific harm to the child”). In M.H. v. Dept. of Children and Families, 866 So. 2d 220, 222 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004), the First District noted that “a parent’s drug addiction, standing alone, is an insufficient ground upon which to terminate parental rights.” The Court in M.H. set forth the evidentiary requirements to justify termination o…

Authorities Cited

• Hercule v. State, 655 So. 2d 1256 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)
• Aboyoun v. State, 842 So. 2d 238 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003)
• Quinton NIX v. State, 604 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992)