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DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. L.T.

No. 5D01-219.

799 So.2d 445 (2001)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. L.T. and M.R., Parents of C.R. and J.R., Children, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Sawyer, Jr., Senior Attorney, Department of Children and Families, Kissimmee, for Appellant.

Gary Siegel, Fern Park, for Appellee.

PALMER, J.

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) appeals the trial court's order dismissing the instant dependency proceeding. Finding no abuse of discretion by the trial court, in light of the DCF's failure to present any competent substantial evidence in opposition to the motion to dismiss, we affirm.

This dependency proceeding began in February of 1999 when DCF filed a petition of dependency, alleging that C.R. and J.R. were at risk of being harmed...

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