D.S. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

No. 4D02-2266.

842 So.2d 1071 (2003)

D.S., the father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Domenic Landolina of Schultz & Landolina, P.A., Stuart, for appellant.

Crystal Y. Yates-Hammond, Fort Pierce, for appellee.


DAMOORGIAN, DORIAN, Associate Judge.

D.S., a father, timely appeals an order terminating his parental rights to S.S., his only child. While we ultimately affirm the final order of termination, we note that portions of the trial court's order are not supported by the record; to wit: (i) the trial court's characterization of a DCF report as one of sexual abuse by the father; and (ii) the finding that the father's criminal history demonstrated that his involvement in...

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