Legal Opinion · Dissent

M.P.L. v. Department of Children & Families

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 18, 2017No. 4D16-1932Published

1DissentForst, J.

Based on the same rationale as my dissenting opinion in O.I.C.L. v. Department *259of Children & Families, 169 So.3d 1244, (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (Forst, J., dissenting), rev. dismissed, No. SC15-1570, 205 So.3d 575 (Fla. Sept. 22, 2016), I respectfully dissent in the instant case. Appellant met her burden of establishing dependency based on being a child with “no parent or legal custodians capable of providing supervision and care.” § 39.01(15)(e), Fla. Stat. (2015). There was undisputed testimony that, before leaving her parents’ home in Guatemala, Appellant had been abused by her father and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. O.I.C.L., a Minor Child v. Florida Department of Children and FamiliesSupreme Court of Florida · 2016

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