MN v. Department of Children and Families

826 So.2d 445 (2002)

M.N., Mother of A.P., A Child, and K.P., Father of A.P., A Child, Appellants,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

Nos. 5D01-3663, 5D01-3814.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 30, 2002.

Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants.

Charles D. Peters, Orlando, for Appellee.

SAWAYA, J.

K.P. (father) and M.N. (mother), the parents of the infant A.P., appeal the order finding A.P. dependent. We reverse.

Factual Background

K.P. and M.N. are not married. M.N. has another child, N.N. However, K.P. is not the father of…