DM v. Dept. of Children and Families

807 So.2d 90 (2002)

D.M., Mother of J.M., J.M., and S.M., Children, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

No. 5D01-2911.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

January 4, 2002.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 2002.

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

James A. Sawyer, Jr., Kissimmee, for Appellee.

HARRIS, J.

In this rather unusual dependency case, the children were determined to be dependent as to the father (who does not appeal) but not dependent as to the mother. However, after this determination of non-dependency, the mother…