M.Q.C. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

No. 5D01-1553.

815 So.2d 728 (2002)

M.Q.C., Mother of L.S., C.S. and M.P., Children, Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Straus of Moyer, Straus & Patel, P.A., Altamonte Springs, for Appellants.

James A. Sawyer, Jr., of Department of Children and Families, Kissimmee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

PETERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.

PLEUS, J., dissents with opinion.

PLEUS, J., dissenting.

I reluctantly dissent for the reason that the trial court did not comply with the clear mandate of section 39.811(5), Florida Statutes, which requires the trial court to state in writing the facts upon which termination was based. This requirement is important to the administration of justice because it is the only way an...

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