CRK v. Department of Children & Families

826 So.2d 1053 (2002)

C.R.K., Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Appellee.

No. 4D01-4800.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 4, 2002.

Rehearing Denied October 16, 2002.

Victoria A. Vilchez, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jeffrey Dana Gillen, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

MAY, J.

The profound nature of an order terminating parental rights mandates strict adherence to statutory requirements. When a trial court fails to do so, a reversal is warranted. In this case, the trial court defaulted the mother at a calendar call when she failed to appear after having…