[Download] "C.M. Deptartment of Children and Families" by In the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District July Term 2002 # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: C.M. Deptartment of Children and Families
- Author : In the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District July Term 2002
- Release Date : January 12, 2002
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
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We affirm the trial court's adjudication of dependency as to the mother. Her inconsistent testimony and the testimony of Dr. Kessler about the nature of the injuries to the child were sufficient to meet the statutory definition of abuse. See § 39.01(2), Fla. Stat.; see also In Interest of D.J.S., 563 So. 2d 655, 663 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990) (affirming dependency order where child sustained beating, resulting in nine separate bruises to the face). However, we must reverse the trial court's adjudication of dependency as to the father. After diligently searching the record, we find not one scintilla of evidence connecting the father to the child's injuries. A court's final ruling of dependency is a mixed question of law and fact and will be sustained on review if the court applied the correct law and its ruling is supported by competent substantial evidence in the record. In re M.F., 770 So. 2d 1189, 1192 (Fla. 2000). This court has stated: