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F.G. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D01-3946.

820 So.2d 1027 (2002)

F.G., The Father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan J. Kopas and Samuel D. Lopez, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Laurel R. Wiley, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

MAY, J.

A father appeals an adjudication of dependency of his minor child, T.C. He raises two issues: (1) whether his incarceration for ten years can serve as the basis for the adjudication; and (2) whether such a finding constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The minor child was born in 1995. Three years later, the father was incarcerated...

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