Legal Opinion

S.B. v. Department of Children & Family Services

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 17, 2003No. 2D02-426PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge.

S.B., the mother, challenges the circuit court’s order adjudicating her son, E.B., dependent. In adjudicating E.B. dependent, the trial court found that the mother abused the child by exposing him to acts of domestic violence between the mother and her boyfriend; neglected the child by failing to maintain a stable residence and living in seven different places in eight months; and abandoned the child by failing to consistently and regularly provide child support to the maternal grandmother with whom the child stayed for two months. We reverse.

A child may be found dependent if the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. M.J.S. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Dh v. Department of Children and Fam.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Sc v. Dept. of Children & FamiliesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In the Interest of L.C. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. In the Interest of L.C. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  3. In the Interest of T.B. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. M.B. v. Department of Children & Family ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. In Re EBDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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