D.L.C. v. Dept. of Children and Families

Third District Court of Appeal

State of Florida

Opinion filed July 20, 2016.

________________ No. 3D16-1109 Lower Tribunal No. 15-15284 ________________ D.L.C., the Father, Appellant, vs.

Department of Children and Families and the Guardian ad Litem

Program,

Appellees.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cindy S. Lederman, Judge.

Law Office of Richard F. Joyce, P.A., and Richard F. Joyce, for appellant. Karla Perkins, for the Department of Children and Families; Laura J. Lee

(Sanford), for the Guardian ad Litem Program, for appellees.

Before SUAREZ, C.J., and ROTHENBERG, and FERNANDEZ, JJ.

FERNANDEZ, J.

Based upon appellees Department of Children and Families, et al.,’s Concession of Error, we reverse the Order of Default on the Motion for Supplemental Findings rendered on April 6, 2016, and remand to allow the Department to proceed with an evidentiary hearing pursuant to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.347 and section 39.507(7)(b), Florida Statutes (2015).

Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.