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D.W. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D04-3.

898 So.2d 991 (2005)

D.W., Father of M.W., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 4, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. Wiggs, Tavares, for Appellant.

No Appearance for Appellee.

PLEUS, J.

The father appeals an adjudication of dependency. We affirm.

In his first issue, the father argues that the trial court erred by admitting the child's hearsay statements without a showing that the child was competent to testify. The trial court properly rejected this argument, finding it contrary to the holdings in State v. Townsend, 635 So.2d 949 (Fla.1994), Glendening v. State,

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