Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Rich

This is the second appearance of this ease with respect to the award of attorney’s fees to the court appointed attorney-ad-litem. In the first appeal, this court held only that the county was not responsible for the fee. See Palm Beach County ex rel. Adoption of T.G.L., 606 So.2d 730 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). However, the opinion contained dicta to the effect that HRS might be held responsible for the fee if those who requested the attorney-ad-litem were not financially capable of paying such fee. Id. at 733 n. 1 (citing Department of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. A.H., 459 So.2d 417 (Fla. 1st…