§39.811(1) and Order of Disposition-Dependency trial court’s findings in support of its decision to not adjudicate a child dependent, after declining to terminate parental rights of child’s father, were insufficient to permit the District Court of Appeal to conduct meaningful review, warranting reversal and remand of dependency determination.

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In Interest of K.W., 234 So.3d 835 (2018) The GAL filed a petition to terminate parental rights of mother and father as to their two children, K.W.(1) and K.W.(2). The trial court terminated mother’s parental rights as to both children, but only terminated father’s parental rights to the child, K.W. (1), not to the child, […]