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Guardian ad Litem Program v. J.D.920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006) · 3D05-1374

Court
3rd DCA
Decided
2006-02-22
On CourtListener
920 So.2d 1225 (2006)

GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, etc., et al., Appellants,
v.
J.D., the mother of D.D. and G.E., Appellees.

No. 3D05-1374.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 22, 2006.

Hillary S. Kambour, Guardian Ad Litem; Calianne P. Lantz, for appellant.

Herscher & Herscher, and Ilene Herscher, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, GREEN, and SUAREZ, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Because the trial court's well-intentioned independent research may have affected the outcome in this case, we reverse and remand, for a new trial in front of a different judge. See C.K. v. Dep't of Health & Rehab. Servs., 651 So.2d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).

Reversed and remanded.

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