From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug 10, 2022
343 So. 3d 697 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)

Opinion

No. 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.


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

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug 10, 2022
343 So. 3d 697 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 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:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Aug 10, 2022

Citations

343 So. 3d 697 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)