I.D.M. v. State, Department of Children & Families

PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

V.M. (the Mother) challenges the trial court’s orders refusing to allow her to withdraw her consent to the dependency of I.D.M. and adjudicating I.D.M. dependent. Because the trial court failed to determine that the Mother’s consent was given voluntarily and with a full understanding of the possible consequences of the consent, we reverse.

Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.325(c) requires the trial court to make specific findings before accepting a consent to dependency. The rule states in pertinent part:

The court shall determine that any admission or consent to a…