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D.L.C. v. Department of Children & Families194 So. 3d 585 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016) · 3D16-1109

Court
3rd DCA
Decided
2016-07-20
Case
Dependency
Appellant
Father
County
Miami-Dade

Reversed & remanded On DCF's concession, the order of default on the motion for supplemental findings was reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing.

Issue
Default & consent by nonappearance

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       Third District Court of Appeal
                               State of Florida
                           Opinion filed July 20, 2016.
                               ________________
                                No. 3D16-1109
                          Lower Tribunal No. 15-15284
                              ________________
                             D.L.C., the Father,
                                   Appellant,
                                       vs. Department of Children and Families and the Guardian ad Litem
                           Program,
                                   Appellees.

     An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cindy S. Lederman, Judge.
      Law Office of Richard F. Joyce, P.A., and Richard F. Joyce, for appellant.
      Karla Perkins, for the Department of Children and Families; Laura J. Lee (Sanford), for the Guardian ad Litem Program, for appellees. Before SUAREZ, C.J., and ROTHENBERG, and FERNANDEZ, JJ.
      FERNANDEZ, J.
      Based upon appellees Department of Children and Families, et al.,’s Concession of Error, we reverse the Order of Default on the Motion for Supplemental Findings rendered on April 6, 2016, and remand to allow the Department to proceed with an evidentiary hearing pursuant to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.347 and section 39.507(7)(b), Florida Statutes (2015).
      Reversed and remanded for further proceedings. 

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