Supreme Court of Florida

In the Interest Of: B.r.c.m., a Minor Child, Petitioner v. Florida Department of Children and Fam — Canady, J…

April 20, 201742 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 472

Summary

Justice Canady, dissenting, argues that the petition for dependency of minor B.R.C.M. fails to state a prima facie case under any of the statutory grounds and therefore should be dismissed, while agreeing with the majority’s result. The dissent critiques the pleading’s deficiencies, the statutory definitions of abandonment and neglect, and the applicability of private petitions to immigration‑related relief.