K.H., Father of H.H., H.H., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2025-1718 _____________________________

K. H., FATHER OF H.H., H.H., MINOR CHILDREN,

Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County. Timothy Allen Register, Judge.

June 4, 2026

PER CURIAM.

Given our review of the record and the arguments of the Appellant and counsel, we find that Appellant has not demonstrated a basis on which to overturn the lower court’s final judgment. N.L. v. Dep’t of Children & Family Services, 843 So. 2d 996, 999 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) (“We are obliged to affirm the termination of parental rights if [the Department] has met its burden to present clear and convincing evidence of a statutory ground for terminating parental rights, along with clear and convincing evidence that terminating parental rights is in the best interests of the child.”). As such, we affirm. See Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.265(b) & 8.270(b); see also In re T.D., 924 So. 2d 827, 831 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (“Neither B.T., nor any of the other post-Berg- Perlow decisions of this court, requires reversal solely on the ground that a trial court has adopted a judgment prepared by one of the parties.”); M.S. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 765 So. 2d 152, 153 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000) (“It is undisputed that parental rights may be terminated pursuant to section 39.806(1)(e) if a parent fails to comply substantially with a case plan for a period of 12 months after a child is adjudicated dependent.”).

ROBERTS, NORDBY, and NEFF, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

K.H., pro se, Appellant.

Andrew McGinley, Ayobami Anuoluwapo Ajoke Adeoti, Sarah J. Rumph, for Appellee; Danielle Marie Contini, Jaime Generazzo, Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Charles Henry Williams, Guardian ad Litem.