IN INTEREST OF R.A.L.

No. 82-1450.

440 So.2d 473 (1983)

In re the Interest of R.A.L., a Child. Miriam LEAVITT, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia K. Lippincott, of Marcia K. Lippincott, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

Douglas E. Whitney, Dist. Counsel, Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Orlando, for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order terminating parental rights and permanently committing a child to the custody of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services for adoption.

We have examined very closely the evidence of abuse and neglect and conclude that it is sufficient to sustain the findings of the trial judge. We agree with appellant that perhaps some other conclusion and disposition could have been made, but because there is sufficient...

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