According to Florida Statute § 39.806, the court may terminate the other parent’s parental rights on a petition by the Florida Department of Children and Families in the following circumstances:
The child is in the department’s custody, and the parent voluntarily surrendered their parental rights.
The department has determined the parent is a danger to the child.
The parent is incarcerated for a period expected to last throughout a significant portion of the child’s minority.
The parent is incarcerated and has been designated a violent career criminal, a habitual violent felony offender, or a sexual predator.
The parent is incarcerated and has been convicted of first- or second-degree murder or another capital offense.
The department believes a continuing relationship with the parent would harm the child.
The parent failed to complete the required reunification plan, and the child has been in the department’s care for at least 12 of the past 22 months.
The parent has committed egregious conduct against the child, such as abandonment or child abuse.
Termination of parental rights is the only permanent method that legally severs the parent-child relationship.