Considering appellee’s concession of error, we reverse the trial court’s order of dependency. The trial court was without jurisdiction to conduct an adjudicatory hearing because the children turned 18 before the date of the hearing. Also, the court erred in back-dating its order of adjudication to a hearing date where no evidence was taken to substantiate an adjudication of dependency.
Department of Children & Families v. Dixon938 So. 2d 992 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) · 4D06-2150
- Court
- 4th DCA
- Decided
- 2006-09-29
- Case
- Dependency
- Appellant
- DCF
Reversed Dependency order reversed on concession of error: the court lacked jurisdiction because the children turned 18 before the hearing, and it improperly backdated the order.
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- In re M.P. 2D15-2065 · 2nd DCA 2015Affirmed Denial of a private dependency petition affirmed per curiam, citing cases on relative caregivers and lack of jurisdiction once a child turns eighteen.
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