J.S. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D07-3892.

977 So.2d 705 (2008)

J.S., Father of K.S., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon L. Reynolds, Ocala, for Appellant.

Susan W. Fox, of Fox & Loquasto, PA., Tampa, and Joyce M. Miller, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Children & Families, Wildwood, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Annette M. Lizardo, Guardian Litem Program, Orlando, for GAL Program.


EVANDER, J.

J.S, the father, appeals from a dependency order finding him to be an offending parent. We reverse.

In May, 2007, then 21-month-old K.S. was removed from his mother by DCF and placed with relatives. Shortly thereafter, DCF filed a dependency petition which included allegations solely as to K.S.' mother. The mother consented to the allegations and K.S. was adjudicated dependent on July 24, 2007. The day prior, DCF filed a supplemental dependency...

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