Case Name: In the Interest of D.J.S. and J.S.G., children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-09-27
Citations: 563 So. 2d 652
Docket Number: No. 88-141
Parties: In the Interest of D.J.S. and J.S.G., children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
Judges: ZEHMER and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 563
Pages: 652–655

Head Matter:
In the Interest of D.J.S. and J.S.G., children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
No. 88-141.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Sept. 27, 1988.
Brian F. McGrail, Crestview, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Eric Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from an order terminating appellant's parental rights towards his son, J.S.G. Before permanently severing parental rights, the state must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the parent either abused, neglected, or abandoned his or her child. Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct. 1388, 71 L.Ed.2d 599 (1982). Sections 39.464 and 39.467, Florida Statutes (1987). Our review of the record on appeal reveals that the evidence is legally insufficient to terminate appellant's parental rights by reason of abuse, neglect, or abandonment.
REVERSED.
ZEHMER and BARFIELD, JJ., concur.
BOOTH, J., dissents with written opinion.