S.L. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D00-2832.

787 So.2d 973 (2001)

S.L., Father of A.P., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James A. Sawyer, Jr., Department of Children of Families, Orlando, for Appellee.


PLEUS, J.

The father challenges an order finding his son dependent as to him based on his having spanked his son with a belt. The trial court's order adjudicating dependency contains the following: "The Court further finds the following brief statement of facts to be true: intentional acts resulting in temporary disfigurement has placed the child." [sic].

The Department of Children and Families concedes that under the case law of this district, these findings...

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