IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
J.O., FATHER OF M.O., A CHILD,
Appellant,
v. Case No. 5D14-763
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Appellee.
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Opinion filed July 17, 2014
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.
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