J.V. v. STATE

No. 87-267.

516 So.2d 1133 (1987)

In the Interest of J.V., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia L. Nichols, of Nichols & Nichols, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Gerald B. Curington, Chief Trial Counsel, Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, for appellee.


ERVIN, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of an order adjudicating the minor child dependent, and authorizing the transfusion of blood or blood products to the child. We affirm the court's authorization of blood transfusions, but find no evidentiary basis for the determination of dependency, and therefore reverse and remand the order for modification.

The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services' (HRS) petition for dependency, filed April 22, 1987, alleged...

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