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finding evidence that father had physically abused stepchild legally insufficient to support determination that father's natural child was dependent
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No. 90-2187.
October 31, 1991. Rehearing Denied December 18, 1991.
Appeal from the Circuit Court, Orange County, Walter Komanski, J.
Roger L. Weeden, Orlando, for appellant.
Patricia A. Savitz, Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Orlando, for appellee.
D., the natural child of Ronald Fetters, appellant, was adjudicated to be dependent almost entirely because the father had physically abused a step-child, T. The father has emotional and psychological problems but there was no evidence that he abused his natural child, D. We have examined the facts and circumstances in this case and find them legally insufficient to support a determination of dependency and the placing of the child's custody with HRS.
The order adjudicating dependency and disposition as to the natural child, D., is, accordingly,
REVERSED.
DAUKSCH, W. SHARP, and COWART, JJ., concur.