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A.M. v. Department of Children & Families140 So. 3d 696 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) · 3D14-300

Court
3rd DCA
Decided
2014-06-11
Case
Dependency
Appellant
Mother

Affirmed Dependency adjudication affirmed, but remanded to conform the written order to the oral ruling that no parent could stop the child's sexual exploitation.

Issues
Dependency adjudication: sufficiency of evidence Affirmed, Written findings & sufficiency of the order Reversed & remanded
Facts
Sexual abuse
Law cited
§ 39.01(15)(g)

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On CourtListener
PER CURIAM.

A.M., the mother of A.J., a minor, seeks review of the trial court’s Revised Adjudication Order as to the Mother. We affirm the trial court’s adjudication of dependency as orally pronounced at the September 30, 2013, hearing, finding the child dependent as to A.M. pursuant to section 39.01(15)(g), Florida Statutes (2013).

As noted by the parties, however, the order does not comport with the oral pronouncement. The pertinent written finding is limited to a determination that the Mother has “emotional or mental health problems.” We remand the case so that the order can be amended to conform to the court’s oral pronouncement1 that A.J. does not have a parent that can control the further continued sexual exploitation of A.J.

Affirmed and remanded with instructions.

. See E.K. v. Dep’t of Children & Family Servs., 2 So.3d 1067 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009).

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