Orange County v. Fishalow

ORFINGER, Judge.

The trial court awarded the appellee $1,500 in attorney’s fees for her representation of an indigent mother in a child dependency proceeding.1 The County appeals, contending that there is no legal basis for an award in excess of the statutory maximum fee.2 We agree and reverse.

Both parties rely on Makemson v. Martin County, 491 So.2d 1109 (Fla.1986), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 908, 93 L.Ed.2d 857 (Fla.1987), wherein the trial court was authorized to award an attorney representing an indigent criminal defendant an amount in excess of the statutory maximum because of the…