L.G., THE MOTHER v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed December 14, 2022.

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Nos. 3D22-1221 & 3D22-1365 Lower Tribunal No. 17-15268

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L.G., the Mother,

Appellant,

vs.

Department of Children and Families, et al., Appellees.

Appeals from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jason E.

Dimitris, Judge.

Thomas Butler, P.A., and Thomas J. Butler, for appellant.

Karla Perkins, for appellee Department of Children & Families; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Laura J. Lee, Assistant Director of Appeals (Tallahassee), for appellee Guardian ad Litem.

Before EMAS, LINDSEY and GORDO, JJ.

GORDO, J.

ON CONCESSION OF ERROR

The Department of Children and Families’ concedes the trial court failed to address the requisite statutory factors in its determination of indigent status of the Mother. 1 Without the trial court’s written consideration of the factors pursuant to section 27.52(4), Florida Statutes, this Court cannot properly conduct appellate review of the order on appeal.

Reversed and remanded.

1 We express no opinion as to the trial court’s final determination.