Case Name: J.F.S., Natural Father of H.S. and H.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-11-21
Citations: 100 So. 3d 784
Docket Number: No. 1D12-3883
Parties: J.F.S., Natural Father of H.S. and H.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: CLARK, WETHERELL, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 100
Pages: 784–785

Head Matter:
J.F.S., Natural Father of H.S. and H.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 1D12-3883.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 21, 2012.
Sandra Atkins Painter, Southport, for Appellant.
Kelley Schaeffer, Guardian Ad Litem, Tavares, and Ward L. Metzger, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
J.F.S. appeals the termination of his parental rights. Because he failed to move for a judgment of dismissal after the presentation of the State's evidence, or at any other time during the termination hearing, we affirm. K.J. ex rel. A.J. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 33 So.3d 88, 89 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010); J.D. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 825 So.2d 447 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). We recognize, as we did in K.J., that our holding requiring preservation of an evidentiary sufficiency issue under Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.525(h) conflicts with decision of the Fourth and Fifth District Courts of Appeal in R.P. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 49 So.3d 339 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010) and H.D. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 964 So.2d 818 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007). We certify conflict with these decisions.
AFFIRMED.
CLARK, WETHERELL, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.