M.W. v. DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERV.

No. 93-2852.

651 So.2d 754 (1995)

M.W., Father of K.W., K.W., and K.W., children, Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis Burke of Day, Meade and Burke, P.A., Fort Walton Beach, for appellant Mark Watford.

Steven J. Gilpatrick, Asst. Dist. Legal Counsel, Fort Walton Beach, for appellee Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.

Melanie Seymour, Fort Walton Beach, for appellee Kay Watford.


ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges an order of the trial court adjudicating his children dependent pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, due to physical abuse by the appellant. We reject the appellant's assertion that there was an insufficient evidentiary basis for the order, but we nevertheless reverse the order because the trial court improperly admitted hearsay testimony at the adjudicatory hearing.

Despite numerous hearsay objections by the appellant...

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