Opinion
Case No. 5D14-882
08-13-2014
J.S., FATHER OF L.S., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
David B. Falstad, Winter Park, for Appellant. Rosemarie Farrell, Department of Children and Families, Orlando, for Appellee. Jennifer S. Paullin, of Guardian ad Litem Program, Sanford, for Appellee.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County, Keith A. Carsten, Judge. David B. Falstad, Winter Park, for Appellant. Rosemarie Farrell, Department of Children and Families, Orlando, for Appellee. Jennifer S. Paullin, of Guardian ad Litem Program, Sanford, for Appellee. PER CURIAM.
J.S., father of L.S., appeals the order terminating his parental rights as to L.S. We affirm the order of termination. However, we strike the finding of termination based on section 39.806(1)(f), Florida Statutes (2013), because this ground was never alleged in the petition for termination as to the father. J.S. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 44 So. 3d 660 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). We remand for modification of the order. See S.L. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 120 So. 3d 75, 77 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).
This ground was alleged against the mother only. She is not a party, as she voluntarily surrendered her parental rights.
AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED. TORPY, C.J., WALLIS and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.