State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Metropolitan Dade County

District Court of Appeal of Florida

State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Metropolitan Dade County

459 So. 2d 1182, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2584, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16627

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedDecember 11, 1984

DocketNo. 84-1364

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Metropolitan Dade County, 459 So. 2d 1182, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2584, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16627 (Fla. Ct. App. 1984).

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PER CURIAM.

The main issue presented by this appeal is whether the State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, or Metropolitan Dade County, if either, is obligated to pay fees assessed pursuant to section 827.07(16)¹ Florida Statutes (1981), to an attorney appointed as guardian ad litem in child abuse and neglect cases instituted under chapter 39, Florida Statutes (1981).

We follow cases from the first district, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. In the Interest of: A.H., A.H. and R.H., Children, 459 So.2d 417 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); the second district, In the Interest of R.W., a child, State of Florida, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Lee County, 409 So.2d 1069 [1183]*1183(Fla. 2d DCA 1981), rev. denied, 418 So.2d 1279 (Fla.1982); and the fifth district, In re the Interest of M.P., a child, State of Florida, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Lake County, 453 So.2d 85 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), which all hold that payment of fees in such cases is the responsibility of the Department. We have held on another occasion that chapter 827, the child abuse law, applies to chapter 39 proceedings relating to juveniles. See In the Interest of E.H., a minor v. State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 443 So.2d 1083 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

The main issue presented by this appeal is whether the State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, or Metropolitan Dade County, if either, is obligated to pay fees assessed pursuant to section 827.07(16)¹ Florida Statutes (1981), to an attorney appointed as guardian ad litem in child abuse and neglect cases instituted under chapter 39, Florida Statutes (1981).

We follow cases from the first district, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. In the Interest of: A.H., A.H. and R.H., Children, 459 So.2d 417 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); the second district, In the Interest of R.W., a child, State of Florida, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Lee County, 409 So.2d 1069 [1183]*1183(Fla. 2d DCA 1981), rev. denied, 418 So.2d 1279 (Fla.1982); and the fifth district, In re the Interest of M.P., a child, State of Florida, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Lake County, 453 So.2d 85 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), which all hold that payment of fees in such cases is the responsibility of the Department. We have held on another occasion that chapter 827, the child abuse law, applies to chapter 39 proceedings relating to juveniles. See In the Interest of E.H., a minor v. State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 443 So.2d 1083 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).

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