Taylor v. McGregor

I dissent from the majority opinion insofar as the court agrees with the Second District in Department of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Harvey, 593 So.2d 611 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992), and holds that section 61.16, Florida Statutes (1989), does not authorize the trial court to order HRS to pay the respondent parent’s attorney’s fees in a child-support proceeding. Instead, I would adopt the holdings of the First, Fourth and Fifth districts that the assessment of fees against HRS is permissible under section 61.16. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Holland, 602 So.2d 652 (Fla. 5th…