39.521(3)(b) and 39.522(3) AND PERMANENT PLACEMENT WITH NON-OFFENDING PARENT-trial court erred by applying wrong statutory provision resulting in permanent placement of child with non-offending father without proper findings.

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K.C. v. Department of Children and Families, 227 So.3d 783 (2017) Mother appealed the trial court’s order awarding permanent custody of her child to the non-offending Father by erroneously applying section 39.521(3)(b), Florida Statutes (2015), rather than section 39.522(3), although Mother had been diligently working on case plan with a goal of reunification. Section 39.521(3)(b) […]