Case Name: L.P., Father of L.P. and K.P., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2014-10-15
Citations: 148 So. 3d 832
Docket Number: No. 5D14-2549
Parties: L.P., Father of L.P. and K.P., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: SAWAYA, BERGER and WALLIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 148
Pages: 832–832

Head Matter:
L.P., Father of L.P. and K.P., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 5D14-2549.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Oct. 15, 2014.
Jeffrey Deen, Appellate Counsel, and Ryan Thomas Truskoski, Special Assistant Regional Counsel, of Office of the Criminal and Civil Regional Counsel, Casselberry, for Appellant.
Ward L. Metzger, of Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee.
Wendie Michelle Cooper, of Guardian ad Litem Program, Tavares, for Guardian ad Litem.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See M.A. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 814 So.2d 1244, 1244 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002) (finding "the trial court could not terminate the father's parental rights under section 39.806(l)(e), Florida Statutes, because the children were not adjudicated dependent 'as to him,' " but "nonetheless affirm [ing] the trial court's order of termination because parental rights may be terminated without a finding of dependency when abandonment is proven pursuant to the requisites of section 39.806(l)(b)").
SAWAYA, BERGER and WALLIS, JJ., concur.