B.T. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D09-774.

16 So.3d 940 (2009)

B.T., Father of J.T., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon L. Reynolds, Ocala, for Appellant.

Patricia M. Propheter, West Palm Beach, for Appellee.

Wendie Michelle Cooper, for Guardian Ad Litem Program, Orlando.


GRIFFIN, J.

Appellant, B.T. ["Father"], appeals a final order adjudicating his child, J.T., dependent,1 in which he complains of the trial court's findings concerning his abandonment of the child. Although the adjudication of dependency was amply supported by the evidence, the trial court's finding that Father had abandoned the child is not supported by the evidence.

It is undisputed that...

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