S.W. v. STATE

Nos. 4D20-2032 4D20-2037.

312 So.3d 925 (2021)

S.W., the Mother, and A.H., the Father, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antony P. Ryan , Director, and Paul O'Neil , Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, West Palm Beach, for appellant S.W., the Mother.

Crystal J. Marsh of the Marsh Law Firm, P.A., Stuart, for appellant A.H., the Father.

Andrew Feigenbaum , Children's Legal Services, West Palm Beach, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, and Samantha C. Valley , Senior Attorney, Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Guardian Ad Litem Program.


In these consolidated appeals, the mother and the father challenge the adjudication of dependency as to their child, raising numerous arguments. We find that all but one argument lacks merit. We agree with the mother that the trial court erred in finding that the child's lethargy at birth was caused by the mother's drug use. There was no evidence...

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