THOMAS JAY COLE, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By (11 total)

• C.A. v. Dep't OF Child. & Families, 27 So. 3d 241 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)
  …of a child in a permanent guardianship, although it is a factor that may be “relevant to the trial court’s inquiry regarding the parent’s fitness to care for the child and whether reunification is possible.” See C.A. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 988 So. 2d 1247, 1249 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). Here, the evidence and findings do not show that the mother’s failure to complete her few remaining tasks has any bearing upon her fitness to care for the child or whether reunification would be detrimental to the child’s…
• In the Interest of J.S. and A.S. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs. & Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Off., 18 So. 3d 712 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009)
  …ased its findings that the children are dependent.”2 The additional reference to the parents’ failure to work the case plan would not be a sufficient ground, by itself, to support the guardianship placement. See C.A. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 988 So. 2d 1247, 1249 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). However, the more troublesome issue is that DCF failed to present sufficient evidence to support the permanent guardianship. While there was some testimony at the hearing that J.S. did not yet have stable housing or finan…
• T.S. v. Guardian AD Litem & Dep't of Child. & Families, 49 So. 3d 341 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)
  …terminating protective supervision and placing the children in the custody of their respective natural fathers. A termination of protective supervision order is reviewable under an abuse of discretion standard. C.A. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 988 So. 2d 1247, 1249 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). We reverse because the motion to terminate protective supervision was heard at a status hearing, which was scheduled for the purpose of receiving a therapist’s report, and T.S. was not given notice that the motion would be…