Case Name: H.C., Mother of C.C. and R.C., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2014-08-04
Citations: 161 So. 3d 503
Docket Number: No. 5D14-1225
Parties: H.C., Mother of C.C. and R.C., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellee.
Judges: TORPY, C.J. and LAMBERT, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 161
Pages: 503–504

Head Matter:
H.C., Mother of C.C. and R.C., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellee.
No. 5D14-1225.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Aug. 4, 2014.
Mark A. Skipper, Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Orlando and Jeffrey Deen, Regional Counsel Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Casselberry, for Appellant.
Christopher S. Mulligan, Brooksville, for Appellee C.C.
Wendie Michelle Cooper, Guardian ad Litem Program, Sanford.Deborah Anne Schroth, of Dept, of Children & Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee.

Opinion:
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. 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.
. Jurisdiction is proper pursuant to rule 9.030(b)(1) of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. See also J.M. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 969 So.2d 491, 492 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007).