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A.W. v. Dep't of Children & Families

Florida Court of Appeals, First District
Aug 10, 2022
No. 1D21-1476 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2022)

Opinion

1D21-1476

08-10-2022

A.W., mother of O.F., a minor child, Appellant, v. Department of Children and Families, Appellee.

David Maldonado of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant. Ward L. Metzger of Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee the Department of Children and Families. Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Desiree Erin Fernandez, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem o/b/o O.F.


Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Columbia County. Leandra G. Johnson, Judge.

David Maldonado of The Maldonado Law Firm, P.A., Lakeland, for Appellant.

Ward L. Metzger of Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee the Department of Children and Families.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Desiree Erin Fernandez, Senior Attorney, Appellate Division, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem o/b/o O.F.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks review of an order adjudicating her minor child dependent. Appellant's sole argument on appeal is the trial court's written order did not include the factual findings supporting the adjudication of dependency as required by Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.331(a). Appellant did not alert the trial court to any issue with its order and raises this argument for the first time on appeal. Adequacy of findings in an order is an issue that must be preserved by a motion for rehearing. B.T. v. Dep't of Children & Fams., 300 So.3d 1273, 1279 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020). Nevertheless, the trial court made specific and sufficient factual findings in its written order granting the Department of Children and Families' petition for dependency entered prior to the adjudication order. This order satisfied the requirements of rule 8.331(a).

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, OSTERHAUS, and LONG, JJ., concur


Summaries of

A.W. v. Dep't of Children & Families

Florida Court of Appeals, First District
Aug 10, 2022
No. 1D21-1476 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2022)
Case details for

A.W. v. Dep't of Children & Families

Case Details

Full title:A.W., mother of O.F., a minor child, Appellant, v. Department of Children…

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, First District

Date published: Aug 10, 2022

Citations

No. 1D21-1476 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2022)