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Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Thompson

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 15, 1992
599 So. 2d 219 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-1549.

May 15, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County; John Antoon, II, Judge.

James A. Sawyer, Jr., District Legal Counsel, Orlando, for appellant.

No appearance for appellees.


The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) appeals the assessment against HRS of attorney's fees awarded to counsel appointed by the court to represent the child in a dependency proceeding initiated by HRS under chapter 39, part III, Florida Statutes (1989). For the reasons stated by this court in Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. Coskey, 599 So.2d 153 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992), we reverse and remand to the trial court to consider payment of attorney's fees by the parents of the dependent child or from available funds, if any, of the guardian ad litem program.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

DAUKSCH, HARRIS and PETERSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Thompson

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 15, 1992
599 So. 2d 219 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Thompson

Case Details

Full title:DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, APPELLANT, v. JEFFREY G…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: May 15, 1992

Citations

599 So. 2d 219 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

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