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R.S. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDERN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D02-147.

831 So.2d 1275 (2002)

R.S., the Father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristine M. Johnson of Kristine M. Johnson, P.A., Pembroke Pines, for appellant.

Richard E. Doran, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Laurel R. Wiley, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

MAY, J.

The profound nature of the parent-child relationship juxtaposed against society's need to protect children presents difficult decisions for courts. This case illustrates the dilemma. A father appeals an order terminating his rights to his four children.1 He argues that the record lacks the requisite substantial competent evidence to support the trial court's order. We agree and reverse.

The record reveals that on December...

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