Case Name: M.S., Mother of N.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-10-14
Citations: 827 So. 2d 1089
Docket Number: No. 1D02-35
Parties: M.S., Mother of N.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: BARFIELD, KAHN and BROWNING, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 827
Pages: 1089–1090

Head Matter:
M.S., Mother of N.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 1D02-35.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 14, 2002.
Mary C. O’Rourke of Three Rivers Legal Service, Inc., Gainesville, for Appellant.
Lucy Goddard of Department of Children and Family Services, Gainesville, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A circuit court's dependency order "must state the facts upon which the finding is made." In the Interest of T.S.; M.H.W. v. Dep't of Health and Rehabilitative Serv's, 557 So.2d 676, 677 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). Failure to make the statutorily required findings of fact requires that the adjudication be vacated. See Williams v. Dep't of Health and Rehabilitative Serv's,Z568 So.2d 995, 996-97 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990); J.C.G. v. Dep't of Children and Families, 780 So.2d 965, 967 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). In the instant case, the trial court's order fails to adequately state facts upon which the conclusion of abuse was made, or to state any facts to support the conclusion that the relationship between appellant and her child is unhealthy. The trial court's order cannot be salvaged as one that tracked the factual allegations of the Amended Petition for Dependency. See Williams, 568 So.2d at 997; Castellanos v. Dep't of Health and Rehabilitative Serv's, 545 So.2d 455, 458 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). The Order of Adjudication of Dependency is VACATED and the cause REMANDED for further proceedings.
BARFIELD, KAHN and BROWNING, JJ., concur.