Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

W.R. v. State

W.R. v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 4, 2001 · Levy, Ramirez, Shevin
781 So. 2d 504; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 4249; 2001 WL 321188 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

W.R. v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See In re M.F., 770 So.2d 1189 (Fla. 2000)(court must consider all circumstances in finding a child dependent based on abuse of other children); Department of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. M.B., 701 So.2d 1155, 1163 (Fla. 1997)(“[T]he alleged abuser’s culpability is not the focus of a civil dependency proceeding. Dependency proceedings are to be initiated for ‘the protection of the child and not the punishment of the person creating the condition of dependency.’ ”)(footnote omitted)(quoting § 39.404(2), Fla. Stat.); In re D.J.W., 764 So.2d 825, 826 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000)(court may not substitute its judgment for that of trial court in reviewing dependency adjudication; trial court’s findings will be affirmed if supported by competent substantial evidence); C.J. v. Department of Children & Families, 756 So.2d 1108, 1109 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000)(trial court has sound discretion to grant or deny continuance).

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