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J.G. v. Department of Children & Family Services842 So. 2d 877 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) · 2D02-2143

Court
2nd DCA
Decided
2003-01-24
Case
TPR
Appellant
Both parents

Reversed & remanded Termination reversed, as DCF conceded, because neither parent received proper written notice of the continued advisory hearing they failed to attend.

Issues
Notice & service of process, Default & consent by nonappearance
Law cited
§ 39.801(3)(a)

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PER CURIAM.

J.G. and L.S. challenge the trial court’s order terminating their parental rights to their son, A.T.G., after J.G. and L.S. failed to personally appear at a continued advisory hearing. As the Department of *878Children and Family Services properly concedes, neither J.G. nor L.S. received proper written notice of the advisory hearing as required by section 39.801(3)(a), Florida Statutes (2001). Therefore, we reverse the order terminating their parental rights and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.

ALTENBERND, CASANUEVA, and SALCINES, JJ., concur.

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