J.O. v. Dep't of Children & Families

Full title: J.O., FATHER OF M.O., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND…

Court: DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT

Date published: Jul 17, 2014

Case No. 5D14-763 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jul. 17, 2014)

Opinion

Case No. 5D14-763

07-17-2014

J.O., FATHER OF M.O., A CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

Jason Osborn, Lecanto, pro se. Deborah A. Schroth, Jacksonville, for Appellee. Wendie M. Cooper of Guardian ad Litem Program, Sanford, for Guardian ad Litem Program.

PER CURIAM

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

Appeal from the Circuit Court
for Citrus County,
Sandy K. Kautz, Judge.
Jason Osborn, Lecanto, pro se. Deborah A. Schroth, Jacksonville,
for Appellee.
Wendie M. Cooper of Guardian ad Litem
Program, Sanford, for Guardian ad Litem
Program.
PER CURIAM.

Appellant challenges the order adjudicating his son dependent. We affirm the order in all respects except that portion of the order that prohibits contact between Appellant and the child until Appellant is released from incarceration. Although the goal of the case plan is reunification, the order prohibits any form of contact, even telephonic. The order does not set forth any findings of fact to support this conclusion. Accordingly, we reverse that aspect of the order and remand this cause for further proceedings on that issue.

AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART and REMANDED. TORPY, C.J., ORFINGER and BERGER, JJ., concur.