R.S. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 3D20-116.

315 So.3d 84 (2020)

R.S., the mother, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed June 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene F. Zenobi , Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Third Region, and Kevin Coyle Colbert , Assistant Regional Counsel, for appellant.

Laura J. Lee and Thomasina F. Moore (Tallahassee), for Guardian ad Litem Program; Karla F. Perkins , for the Department of Children and Families, for appellees.

Before SALTER, FERNANDEZ and SCALES, JJ.


The Florida Department of Children and Families filed a petition below seeking an order adjudicating seven-month old, S.S., dependent as to R.S., the child's mother. X-rays of the baby revealed corner fractures in both legs, an indicator of child abuse. R.S., who shared sole caregiving responsibility...

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