holding that a trial court may not base a final ruling of dependency solely on the fact that the parent committed a sex act on a different child, but must focus on all of the circumstances surrounding the current petition
How later courts described this case
- holding that a trial court may not base a final ruling of dependency solely on the fact that the parent committed a sex act on a different child, but must focus on all of the circumstances surrounding the current petition
- holding that a ruling of dependency cannot be based solely on the fact that the parent committed a sex act on a different child; instead, the decision must focus on all of the circumstances
- stating that a single act of abuse of one child does not by itself prove that other children face a substantial risk of imminent abuse and neglect
- "The severing of the parent-child bond even temporarily is a refuge of last resort for the child."
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
WELLS, C.J.,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in the result in this case.
I dissent from the decision to disapprove the opinion of the Second District.
LEWIS and QUINCE, JJ., concur.