W.R. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D13-3508.

137 So.3d 1078 (2014)

W.R., the Father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 26, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Joyce of Law Office of Richard F. Joyce, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz , Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

Hillary S. Kambour , Sanford, for appellee Guardian Ad Litem Program.


WARNER, J.

A father appeals an order adjudicating his minor children dependent. We affirm without comment on the adjudication of dependency as to the appellant's minor daughter, C.R. We reverse the adjudication of dependency as to the appellant's minor son, M.R., for further proceedings.

The trial court found from the evidence that "the Father engaged in a pattern of physical abuse of both of his children which significantly impaired their physical and mental...

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