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G.C. v. R.S.

No. 1D11-2710.

71 So.3d 164 (2011)

G.C., Appellant, v. R.S. (parent) and K.C. (minor), Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Kelsey , Kelsey Appellate Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Wendy S. Loquasto of Fox & Loquasto, P.A., and Chris Delmarco of Legal Services of North Florida, Inc., Tallahassee, for Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

G.C., the father of K.C. (minor), appeals a final judgment of injunction for protection against domestic violence. The petition for injunction was filed by R.S., his former wife, on behalf of K.C., after G.C. administered a single spank on K.C.'s buttocks in response to K.C.'s disrespectful behavior. We hold that under established Florida law this single spank constituted reasonable and non-excessive parental corporal discipline and, as a matter of law...

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