Legal Opinion

A.G. v. Department of Children & Family Services

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 9, 2005No. 3D05-631Published

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

The order below finding J.G., a seven-year-old girl, and D.G., her six-year-old brother, dependent as to their father, the appellant A.G., is reversed with directions to dismiss the proceeding.

I

The totality of the appellees’ case concerning J.G. is evidence of a trivial incident in which A.G. inadvertently drove with the child to, and briefly stayed in, an area which evoked upsetting memories because she believed that a person who had molested her resided there,1 and, having admittedly made that “mistake,” A.G. asked the child not to say anything about the incident,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Binger v. King Pest ControlSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. R.F. v. Florida Department of Children & FamiliesSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. GC v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. Taylor v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. BM v. Dept. of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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