A.M. v. Department of Children & Families
A.M. v. Department of Children & Families
789 So. 2d 494; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 9504; 2001 WL 770006
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
A.M. v. Department of Children & Families
Opinion of the Court
We reverse the final default judgment terminating appellant’s parental rights because of her failure to appear at the final hearing. Appellant was served only twenty-four hours prior to the hearing. J.B. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services, 768 So.2d 1060 (Fla. 2000), holds that where fundamental rights such as termination of parental rights are involved, more than twenty-four hours’ notice of a hearing where such rights could be terminated is required to satisfy procedural due process guarantees.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
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