DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
v.
J.F., FATHER OF J.M.F., A CHILD AND H.K., MOTHER OF J.M.F., A CHILD
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Section 39.521(7), Florida Statutes, requires DCF to maintain supervision and the court to retain jurisdiction for six months after reunification, and the trial court erred in terminating supervision less than two months after reunification.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D18-3091
J.F., FATHER OF J.M.F., A CHILD
AND H.K. MOTHER OF J.M.F., A CHILD, Appellees. ________________________________/ Opinion filed November 2, 2018 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Alan A. Dickey, Judge. Kelley Schaeffer, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, Bradenton, for Appellant. Heather Morcroft, Winter Park, for Appellee, J.F., Father of J.M.F. Divinne Smith, Orlando, for Appellee, H.K., Mother of J.M.F. Thomasina Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals and Joanna Summers Brunell, Appellate Counsel, Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem Program.
PER CURIAM.
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The Department of Children and Families (“DCF”) appeals an order terminating its supervision and the court’s jurisdiction over J.M.F. (“Child”), J.F. (“Father”), and H.K. (“Mother”). We reverse because in entering the order, the trial court ignored the provisions of section 39.521(7), Florida Statutes (2018), which require DCF to maintain supervision and the court to retain jurisdiction over the parties until six months after reunification. See also Dep’t of Child. & Fams. v. T.T., 42 So. 3d 962, 964 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). In this case, the court terminated supervision and jurisdiction less than two months after Child had been reunified with Father. Accordingly, we reverse and remand the portion of the order terminating DCF’s supervision and the court’s jurisdiction. See In Interest of S.E., 249 So. 3d 764, 764 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018).
REVERSED and REMANDED.
COHEN, C.J., EVANDER and WALLIS, JJ., concur.
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