Case Name: R.S., Father of H.S., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-12-18
Citations: 24 So. 3d 692
Docket Number: No. 5D09-1999
Parties: R.S., Father of H.S., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: MONACO, C.J. and GRIFFIN and TORPY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 24
Pages: 692–693

Head Matter:
R.S., Father of H.S., a Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 5D09-1999.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Dec. 18, 2009.
Lori D. Loftis, Jeffrey Deen, Altamonte Springs, and Mark A. Skipper of Mark A. Skipper, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.
Jeffrey Dana Gillen, West Palm Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this dependency proceeding, Appellant challenges the lower court's entry of a consent to the dependency against Appellant because he did not personally appear at a pre-trial conference, although his counsel appeared on his behalf. Appellee properly concedes error. See In re C.R., 806 So.2d 646 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). The order adjudicating the child dependent as to Appellant is reversed and this cause is remanded for further proceedings.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
MONACO, C.J. and GRIFFIN and TORPY, JJ., concur.