M.P. v. State

BOARDMAN, Judge.

We reverse the circuit court’s order adjudging M.P., a seventeen-year-old female, in contempt of court for failing to pay restitution to the victim of her delinquent act. Our decision is based upon the trial court’s failure to include in its order of contempt either of the affirmative findings mandated under the supreme court’s holding in Faircloth v. Faircloth, 339 So.2d 650 (Fla.1976).

We remand this cause to the circuit court for entry of an appropriate finding consistent with the holding of Faircloth. If, however, the trial court is unable under the facts presented in the…