Legal Opinion
L.M.C. v. Department of Children & Family Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 26, 2006No. 2D05-3123PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTENBERND, Judge.
L.M.C. appeals an order adjudicating her two-year-old child, O.C., dependent, based primarily upon a bruise the child received when she was approximately ten months old. At the time the bruise occurred, L.M.C. was incarcerated and the *625child was residing with a couple chosen by L.M.C. to care for the child. Because this unexplained incident of bruising is insufficient to support a finding of dependency, we reverse.1
L.M.C. is currently incarcerated and is not expected to be released until 2007. In December 2003, during her incarceration, L.M.C. gave birth to O.C. L.M.C. asked…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- M.J.S. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- TG v. Department of Children and FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- Adoption Miracles, LLC v. S.C.W.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re OCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- J.C. v. Florida Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- S.M. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006