DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. K.P.

No. 5D02-1854.

858 So.2d 1137 (2003)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. K.P., Mother of W.G., A Child, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Peters, Department of Children and Families, Orlando, for Appellant.

Mark H. Hutchison of Law Offices of Mark H. Hutchison, Sanford, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, J.

We affirm the order dismissing the petition to terminate K.P.'s parental rights.

An order dismissing a petition for termination of parental rights is a mixed question of law and fact which will be sustained on review if the court applied the correct law, and its ruling is supported by competent substantial evidence in the record. See In re M.F., 770 So.2d 1189 (Fla.2000) (discussing dependency orders...

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