We agree with petitioner, the Justice Administrative Commission (“JAC”), that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of the law in awarding respondent, court-appointed counsel, attorney’s fees where the JAC was not served with respondent’s motion for fees and where the trial court did not conduct a hearing on the motion. See § 27.5304, Fla. Stat.

Accordingly, we GRANT the petition for writ of certiorari, QUASH the order *1278 awarding fees, and REMAND for further proceedings.