Legal Opinion
AD v. Department of Children and Families
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 7, 2003No. 5D02-1068PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
837 So.2d 1078 (2003)
A.D., Father of J.D., A Child, Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 5D02-1068.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
February 7, 2003.
Carol Ann Volini, Ocala, for Appellant.
Ralph J. McMurphy, Department of Children & Families, Wildwood, for Appellee.
THOMPSON, C.J.
A.D., the father, appeals an order adjudicating his child dependent. We affirm.
Section 39.01(2), Florida Statutes, defines "abuse" as:
[A]ny willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental, or sexual injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the…
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