D.H. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAM.

No. 4D00-203.

769 So.2d 424 (2000)

D.H., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chet E. Weinbaum, Fort Pierce, for appellant.

Crystal Y. Yates-Hammond, Fort Pierce, for appellee.


WARNER, C.J.

The appellant challenged the trial court's order declaring his small daughter dependent based upon the probability of prospective abuse. The court grounded this determination on abuse inflicted by appellant on a half-sister of his daughter, of whom appellant was a caregiver. We conclude that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the adjudication of dependency.

The appellant had a relationship with T.F., and M.H. was their child. T.F...

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