J.C.G. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D00-1964.

780 So.2d 965 (2001)

J.C.G., as Parent of A.G. and J.G., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

James A. Sawyer, Jr., Orlando, for Appellee.


PALMER, J.

John Gallagher ("father") appeals the final order adjudicating his two children dependent. We vacate the order and remand for further proceedings.

The trial court adjudicated the children dependent as to the father on the basis of abandonment. During the adjudicatory hearing, the trial court heard conflicting testimony as to the extent to which the father had provided support for and spent time with the children. At the conclusion of the hearing...

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