M.D. 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 JANUARY TERM A.D., 2004 ** M.D., ** Appellant, vs. ** CASE NO. 3D03-2895 ** DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Appellee. ** LOWER TRIBUNAL NO. 02-16187 ** Opinion filed June 30, 2004. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Sarah I. Zabel, Judge. Kevin Coyle Colbert, for appellant. Calianne P. Lantz; Mercedes Scopetta, for appellee. Before COPE, GREEN and SHEPHERD, JJ. PER CURIAM. M.D., the father, appeals a dependency order. We conclude that the order meets the statutory standards and is supported by the evidence. See F.R. v. Department of Children and Families, 826 So. 2d 449 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); E.B. v. Department of Children and Family Services, 733 So. 2d 1145 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). Affirmed. 2

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