Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2000

P.C. v. Department of Children & Family Services

P.C. v. Department of Children & Family Services
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 20, 2000 · Cope, Fletcher, Goderich
773 So. 2d 1262; 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 16644; 2000 WL 1853975 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

P.C. v. Department of Children & Family Services

Opinion of the Court

ON JOINT MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION

PER CURIAM.

We grant the appellee’s joint motion for clarification, withdraw our previous opinion dated October 18, 2000, and substitute the following:

We grant the Department of Children and Family Services and the attorney ad litem’s joint motion for clarification. It is our conclusion that the trial court has jurisdiction pursuant to section 61.1308(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1999), thus we reverse the order of the trial court dismissing the dependency petitions of the Department of Children and Family Services and the child’s attorney ad litem. The cause is remanded for further proceedings on said dependency petitions, including the question of the mother’s fitness. All parties, including P.C. through his counsel, shall be permitted to participate fully in said proceedings. The mother’s motion for clarification is denied.

Reversed and remanded.

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