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A.W., mother of O.F., a minor child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.2022-08-10No. No. 1D21-1476

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Opinion

Appellant seeks review of an order adjudicating her minor child dependent. Appellants sole argument on appeal is the trial courts written order did not include the factual findings supporting the adjudication of dependency as required by Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.331(a). Appellant did not alert the trial court to any issue with its order and raises this argument for the first time on appeal. Adequacy of findings in an order is an issue that must be preserved by a motion for rehearing. B.T. v. Dept of Children & Fams., 300 So. 3d 1273, 1279 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020). Nevertheless, the trial court made specific and sufficient factual findings in its written order granting the Department of Children and Families’ petition for dependency entered prior to the adjudication order. This order satisfied the requirements of rule 8.331(a).

Affirmed.

Per Curiam.

Roberts, Osterhaus, and Long, JJ., concur.