A.N. v. Department of Children & Family Services

ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.

This is another case in which an order adjudicating a child dependent was entered based upon a “default.” In this case, the father was “defaulted” because he was thirty minutes late for a hearing under circumstances in which it was undisputed that the elevator to the courtroom had malfunctioned. The record indicates various parties and lawyers had been unable to reach the courtroom on time. The trial court denied a motion to set aside the default. For the same reasons that we *1177reversed in G.A. v. Department of Children & Family Services, 857 So.2d 310, 28 Fla. L. Weekly…