Case Name: In the Interest of R.B. and T.C., children. R.C., Appellant, v. Department of Children and Family Services and Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-05-06
Citations: 6 So. 3d 736
Docket Number: No. 2D08-2457
Parties: In the Interest of R.B. and T.C., children. R.C., Appellant, v. Department of Children and Family Services and Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellees.
Judges: ALTENBERND and CRENSHAW, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 6
Pages: 736–737

Head Matter:
In the Interest of R.B. and T.C., children. R.C., Appellant, v. Department of Children and Family Services and Guardian Ad Litem Program, Appellees.
No. 2D08-2457.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 6, 2009.
David Maldonado of The Maldonado Law Firm, Lakeland, for Appellant.
Douglas B. Sherman, Bartow, for Appel-lee Department of Children and Family Services.
Wendy Michelle Cooper, Orlando, for Appellee Guardian ad Litem Program.

Opinion:
KHOUZAM, Judge.
R.C. appeals an order placing his two daughters, T.C. and R.B., in a permanent guardianship and terminating the supervision of the Department of Children and Family Services. The Department correctly concedes error because the order failed to contain written findings as required by section 39.6221(2), Florida Statutes (2007).
The Department also concedes that, even if the trial court's order complied with section 39.6221(2), the evidence was insufficient to support the placement of the children in a permanent guardianship. We agree. See C.A. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 988 So.2d 1247, 1249 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (holding that trial court's finding must be supported by competent substantial evidence). Accordingly, we reverse the order placing the children in a permanent guardianship and remand for further proceedings.
Reversed and remanded.
ALTENBERND and CRENSHAW, JJ., Concur.
. Although R.C. characterizes the order appealed as terminating his parental rights, his parental rights were not terminated.