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C.M. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D01-3748.

823 So.2d 182 (2002)

C.M. and L.M., Parents of A.M., a Child, Appellants, v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the trial court's adjudication of dependency as to the mother. Her inconsistent testimony and the testimony of Dr. Kessler about the nature of the injuries to the child were sufficient to meet the statutory definition of abuse. See § 39.01(2), Fla. Stat.; see also In Interest of D.J.S., 563 So.2d 655, 663 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990) (affirming dependency...

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