Gordon v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

FLETCHER, Judge.

Louis Gordon and Faith Gordon, the parents, appeal a cost judgment entered against them in favor of the prevailing party (the guardian ad litem) in a child dependency termination of parental rights case. We affirm the cost judgment.

This matter was before us previously on the issue of whether section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) requires the trial court to assess costs in such cases. Gordon v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 637 So.2d 948 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). In our prior opinion, we determined that the provisions of section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) are…