IN INTEREST OF C.W.

No. 95-1593.

681 So.2d 1181 (1996)

In the Interest of C.W., a Child. L.W., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Fairman, Sarasota, for Appellant.

J. Joseph Carey, Bradenton, for Appellee.


FULMER, Judge.

In this appeal of a dependency order, the mother contends that hearsay statements of the child were improperly admitted into evidence. We agree. Because we are unable to conclude that the error was harmless, we reverse.

The facts giving rise to the dispute in this case are as follows. The primary allegation in the petition for dependency was that the child had been sexually abused. Before trial, the trial court conducted a hearing, pursuant...

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