Legal Opinion
Department of Children and Families v. HG
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 17, 2006No. 5D05-119Published
1Opinion of the Court
922 So.2d 1072 (2006)
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant,
v.
H.G. and J.G., etc., Appellees.
No. 5D05-119.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 17, 2006.
Charles D. Peters, Orlando, for Appellant.
Vicki Levy Eskin, of Levy & Associates, P.A., Lake Mary, for Appellees.
THOMPSON, J.
The Department of Children and Families ("DCF") challenges the trial court's award of attorney's fees under section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2004), in favor of J.G. and H.G., the appellees, and against DCF in a dependency matter. We reverse the order awarding attorney's fees.
The child has…
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