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J.R. v. STATE, DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D08-1031.

995 So.2d 611 (2008)

J.R., the Mother, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Gainer-Gaddis of Law Offices of Patricia A. Gainer-Gaddis, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeffrey P. Bassett, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

MAY, J.

A mother appeals an order adjudicating her children dependent. She argues the evidence was insufficient to establish either neglect or abandonment of the children. The Department of Children and Families [DCF] agrees. We reverse.

The DCF received an abuse report alleging that the mother abandoned her three children for three weeks and no one was able to contact her. During that time, the children resided with their maternal greatgrandmother. The children...

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