J.B. v. Department of Children & Family Services

ALTENBERND, Judge.

J.B., the father, appeals an order placing his two children in a permanent guardianship and terminating protective supervision. This case involves essentially the same error that occurred in P.P. v. Dep’t of Children & Family Servs., 86 So.3d 556 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012). Although the decision reached in the order on appeal might ultimately prove to be the best outcome for one of the children, J.B. was entitled to adequate notice and an opportunity to prepare for the permanency hearing on these issues. Moreover, the procedure used did not result in an adequate evidentiary hearing…