Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2002

S.C. v. Department of Children & Families

S.C. v. Department of Children & Families
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 17, 2002 · Orfinger, Peterson, Sawaya
816 So. 2d 816; 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 6747; 2002 WL 999458 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

S.C. v. Department of Children & Families

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

S.M., referred to as S.C. by the parties in the record, appeals the trial court’s order that granted long-term custody of A.C. and J.C., two of her minor children, to their paternal grandparents.

The order is dated October 9, 2001 and cites to “section 39.508(9)(a)5.a. (I)-(VIII), Florida Statutes (2000),” as authority for the action. That statute had been repealed and did not exist on October 9, 2001. Therefore, we vacate the “Order Establishing Long-Term Custodian Relationship” dated October 9, 2001 and remand for a new hearing.

Upon remand, the court shall review the current circumstances of the children and if reunification with the mother is unwarranted it may consider long-term custody *817pursuant to section 39.622, Florida Statutes (2001).

ORDER VACATED; REMANDED.

PETERSON, SAWAYA and ORFINGER, R. B., JJ., concur.

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