K.R. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D00-2740.

784 So.2d 594 (2001)

K.R., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen K. Pena of Law Offices of Kathleen K. Pena, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patrice Paldino, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


WARNER, C.J.

Appellant ("the father") appeals an adjudication of his child as dependent based upon the trial court's finding that the father's verbal abuse of the mother and his threats of physical punishment of the child constituted abuse within the dependency statute. We reverse, concluding that there is no evidence in the record which supports the statutory requirements for an adjudication of dependency.

This case involves a dependency action filed with...

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