S.S. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 1D11-5977.

81 So.3d 618 (2012)

S.S., Mother of C.M. and I.M., Minor Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Barber , Assistant Regional Conflict Counsel, Tallahassee, and Gertrude I. Kehne , Assistant Regional Conflict Counsel, Green Cove Springs, for Appellant.

Kelley Schaeffer , Guardian ad Litem, Tavares, and Ward L. Metzger , Jacksonville, for Appellee.


MARSTILLER, J.

S.S. (the "Mother") appeals an order adjudicating her children C.M. and I.M. dependent and placing them in the custody of the Department of Children and Families ("Department"). Finding that the dependency adjudication is not supported by competent, substantial evidence, we reverse.

On June 6, 2011, the circuit court entered a Dependency Shelter Order for C.M. and I.M., aged seven years old and ten years old, respectively, removing them from...

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