District Court of Appeal of Florida
L.M.C. v. Dep't of Children & Family Servs., 2D05-3123
An order adjudicating a mother's child dependent based primarily upon a bruise the child received when she was approximately ten months old is reversed where the unexplained incident of bruising, which occurred while the mother was incarcerated and the child was residing with a couple she chose to care for the child, was insufficient to support a finding of dependency.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/26/2006
- Published 07/26/2006
Judges
- ALTENBERND, Judge.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jessica C. Tien of Tien Law Group, Tampa, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Bernie McCabe, State Attorney, and D. Jeannine Dalton, Assistant State Attorney, Clearwater, for Appellee.