Margaret S. Flood v. Laborde Construction, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company and Ray A. Laborde, an individual

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• concluding termination was in the children’s best interests because “the children need a safe and permanent home”
• stating that, to show prejudice, a parent needs to prove that but for counsel’s alleged failures, “the result of the termination of parental rights proceedings would likely have been different”
• affirming termination of parental rights where non-compliance with recommended mental- health treatment posed a risk to the child
• noting we apply the same standard to evaluate ineffective-assistance claims in termination proceedings as we use in criminal proceedings
• noting children could not be returned to mother who failed to comply with recommended mental-health services
• affirming termination of parental rights where non-compliance with recommended mental health treatment posed a risk to the child

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