M.K. v. Dep't of Children & Families

*506M.K., the father, appeals from the trial court's August 10, 2018, shelter order. The Department concedes that the trial court's shelter order entered on August 10, 2018, constituted a departure from the essential requirements of the law, as the shelter hearing proceeded without the presence of the Father's counsel. See G.W. v. Dep't of Children & Families, 92 So.3d 307, 309 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). The Department therefore requests that this Court remand the matter to the trial court in order to allow a shelter hearing to proceed where both the parents and their respective counsels are present.…