Legal Opinion
A.T.N. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 18, 2011No. 1D11-0543PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, C.J.
A.T.N. appeals an order that adopted a general magistrate’s recommended order in adjudicating her child, E.B., dependent. In violation of Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.257(h), the general magistrate, not the circuit judge, had presided over the adjudicatory hearing. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) concedes error, moreover, in that the only evidence adduced at the hearing was hearsay. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
When DCFS filed an initial petition for dependency, A.T.N. entered into a “Stipulation for Plan of Treatment” with DCFS…
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- In Re Amendments to Florida Rules of Juvenile ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
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