R.M. v. STATE, DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Nos. 4D16-1156, 4D16-1204.

202 So.3d 949 (2016)

R.M., the Mother, and R.N., the Father, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 2, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Ally of the Law Offices of Roger Ally, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant R.M., the Mother.

Patricia Gainer-Gaddis of the Law Offices of Patricia A. Gainer-Gaddis, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant R.N., the Father.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz , Assistant Attorney General, Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Kelley R. Schaeffer for the Guardian Ad Litem Program, Sanford.


In these consolidated cases, R.M., the Mother, and R.N., the Father, appeal an order adjudicating their children dependent on the bases of neglect, abuse, and imminent risk of neglect and/or abuse. We affirm the order insofar as it is based on neglect, since the Department of Children and Families ("DCF") presented competent, substantial evidence...

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