S.M. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D02-587.

832 So.2d 242 (2002)

S.M., Mother of A.M., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Charles D. Peters, Orlando, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, C.J.

S.M. ("the mother") appeals an order adjudicating her child, A.M. dependent. We affirm.

The father, who did not live with the mother, had custody of A.M. On 26 October 2001, the mother had a visit with the child for the first time in several months. The mother allegedly discovered bruises on A.M. The police responded to the mother's home and took photographs. The next day, the mother took A.M. to the hospital. The mother and the father,

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