Legal Opinion
S. A. v. Department of Children & Family Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 7, 1999No. 98-231PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Judge.
Appellant S.A. appeals a final order of the Department of Children and Families [Department] confirming a report of neglect of a disabled adult pursuant to section 415.102(20), Fla.Stat. (1995). We reverse upon a holding that the Department abused its discretion by improperly substituting its own factual findings and inferences for those of the administrative law judge [ALJ] which *1229were supported by substantial, competent evidence. See § 120.57(l)(b)(10), Fla. Stat. (1995).
The facts of this case show that when S.A’s former husband, the father of two of her children, became…
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