AFFIRMED. See M.A. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 814 So.2d 1244, 1244 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002) (finding “the trial court could not terminate the father’s parental rights under section 39.806(1)(e), Florida Statutes, because the children were not adjudicated dependent ‘as to him,’ ” but “nonetheless affirm [ing] the trial court’s order of termination because parental rights may be terminated without a finding of dependency when abandonment is proven pursuant to the requisites of section 39.806(1)(b)”).
L.P. v. Department of Children & Families148 So. 3d 832 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014) · 5D14-2549
Affirmed Termination affirmed in a short opinion citing authority that rights may be terminated for abandonment even without a finding of dependency as to that parent.
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- § 39.806(1)(b), (1)(e)
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- M.A. v. Department of Children & Families 5D01-2545 · 5th DCA 2002Termination affirmed on abandonment for sporadic visits and no support, though the case plan ground failed because the children were never adjudicated dependent as to him.