S.M. v. Department of Children & Families

848 So. 2d 431, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 9901, 2003 WL 21501918
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedJuly 2, 2003
DocketNo. 1D02-4616
StatusPublished

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S.M. v. Department of Children & Families, 848 So. 2d 431, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 9901, 2003 WL 21501918 (Fla. Ct. App. 2003).

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The Department did not meet its statutory duties in this case because it did not make “reasonable efforts” to reunite the mother and her children, as required by section 39.806(l)(e), Florida Statutes (2002). For this reason, we reverse the [432]*432order terminating the mother’s parental rights.

WOLF, C.J., and ERVIN, J., concur; BENTON, J., dissents.

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