CORTEZ V. DEPT. OF CHILDREN

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DISPOSED OF. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA THIRD DISTRICT JULY TERM, A.D. 2001 LILIA R. CORTEZ, Appellant, vs. ** ** ** FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CASE NO. 3D01-377 ** LOWER TRIBUNAL NO. 00F-4060 ** Appellee. ** Opinion filed November 7, 2001. An Appeal from the State of Florida Department of Children and Families. Lilia R. Cortez, in proper person. Sandra A. Piligian, Assistant District Legal Counsel, for appellee. Before GODERICH, SHEVIN and RAMIREZ, JJ. PER CURIAM. We affirm the final order approving the department's denial of benefits for appellant's daughter. competent substantial evidence. The order is supported by Doyle v. Florida Dept. of Labor & Empl. Sec., 635 So. 2d 1028 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). Appellant's daughter does not fall within the definition of "minor child" in section 414.0252(8), Florida Statutes (2000). denial of benefits was proper. -2- Accordingly, the

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