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A.D. v. Dep't of Children & Families
Thomas J. Butler, for appellant.
Karla Perkins, for the Department of Children and Families; Thomasina F. Moore and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, for the Guardian ad Litem Program, for appellees.
Before FERNANDEZ, HENDON and GORDO, JJ.
Upon review of the final judgment terminating appellant's parental rights, we conclude that the trial court's findings are supported by competent substantial evidence, that the judgment was in the children's manifest best interests, and that the termination of parental rights was the least restrictive means of protecting the child from harm. See S.M. v. Fla. Dep't. of Children & Families, 202 So. 3d 769 (Fla. 2016) ; Guardian ad Litem Program v. K.H., 276 So. 3d 897 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019) ; K.D. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 242 So. 3d 522 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018).
Affirmed.
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