Justice Administrative Commission v. McNeilly

The Justice Administrative Commission (JAC) seeks certiorari review of an order requiring it to pay the attorney fees of a mother’s court-appointed private counsel in a termination of parental rights proceeding. The record reflects that counsel was appointed after the mother had executed a voluntary written surrender of her parental rights.1 Pursuant to section 39.807(1), Florida Statutes (2010),2 the mother was not entitled to publicly-funded counsel. Justice Admin. Conim’n v. Harp, 24 So.3d 779 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009); *303see also Justice Admin. Comm’n v. Goettel, 32 So.3d 786 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010).…