Opinion
No. 3D18-2362
04-10-2019
H.M., the Father, Appellant, v. Department of Children and Families, et al., Appellees.
Law Office of Richard F. Joyce, P.A., and Richard F. Joyce, for appellant. Karla Perkins, for Department of Children and Families; Thomasina Moore and Laura J. Lee, (Tallahassee); Allen, Dyer, Doppelt & Gilchrist, P.A. and Joshua B. Spector, for Guardian ad Litem Program, for appellees.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. Lower Tribunal No. 17-15491 An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cindy S. Lederman, Judge. Law Office of Richard F. Joyce, P.A., and Richard F. Joyce, for appellant. Karla Perkins, for Department of Children and Families; Thomasina Moore and Laura J. Lee, (Tallahassee); Allen, Dyer, Doppelt & Gilchrist, P.A. and Joshua B. Spector, for Guardian ad Litem Program, for appellees. Before LOGUE, LINDSEY, and HENDON, JJ. PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See F.A.F. v. Dep't of Children & Family Servs., 804 So. 2d 616, 616-17 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (affirming termination of parental rights where evidence established that parent failed to visit or inquire about children, failed to comply with case plan, and continued to engage in criminal activities); see, e.g., C.B. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 257 So. 3d 1078, 1079-82 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) (affirming termination of parental rights for parent's failure to substantially comply with case plan tasks); D.G. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 250 So. 3d 871, 871 & n.1 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018) (affirming termination of parental rights where evidence established "that continuing the parental relationship with the incarcerated parent would be harmful to the child.").