H.C. v. Department of Children & Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

H.C. v. Department of Children & Families

161 So. 3d 503, 2014 WL 3805524, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12147

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedAugust 4, 2014

DocketNo. 5D14-1225

StatusPublished

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H.C. v. Department of Children & Families, 161 So. 3d 503, 2014 WL 3805524, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12147 (Fla. Ct. App. 2014).

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PALMER, J.

H.C. (mother) appeals the final order entered by the trial court denying her motion to re-open her children’s dependency case in order to modify the trial court’s previously entered order placing children in permanent guardianship with their paternal grandparents.¹ We affirm the trial court’s order because, contrary to the mother’s claim otherwise, it is the parent’s burden of proving that the safety, well-being, and physical, mental, and emotional health of the child(ren) would not be endangered by reunification; the Department of Children and Families has no burden of proof in reunification proceedings.

AFFIRMED.

TORPY, C.J. and LAMBERT, J., concur.

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PALMER, J.

H.C. (mother) appeals the final order entered by the trial court denying her motion to re-open her children’s dependency case in order to modify the trial court’s previously entered order placing children in permanent guardianship with their paternal grandparents.¹ We affirm the trial court’s order because, contrary to the mother’s claim otherwise, it is the parent’s burden of proving that the safety, well-being, and physical, mental, and emotional health of the child(ren) would not be endangered by reunification; the Department of Children and Families has no burden of proof in reunification proceedings.

AFFIRMED.

TORPY, C.J. and LAMBERT, J., concur.

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