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Guardian Ad Litem Program v. J.D.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 22, 2006
920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

No. 3D05-1374.

February 22, 2006.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William Thomas, Judge.

Hillary S. Kambour, Guardian Ad Litem; Calianne P. Lantz, for appellant.

Herscher Herscher, and Ilene Herscher, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, GREEN, and SUAREZ, JJ.


Because the trial court's well-intentioned independent research may have affected the outcome in this case, we reverse and remand, for a new trial in front of a different judge. See C.K. v. Dep't of Health Rehab. Servs., 651 So.2d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

Guardian Ad Litem Program v. J.D.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 22, 2006
920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
Case details for

Guardian Ad Litem Program v. J.D.

Case Details

Full title:GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, etc., et al., Appellants, v. J.D., the mother…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Feb 22, 2006

Citations

920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

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