Case Name: John CROXDALE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE on Behalf of the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-04-09
Citations: 707 So. 2d 1199
Docket Number: No. 97-2049
Parties: John CROXDALE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE on Behalf of the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Appellee.
Judges: BARFIELD, C.J., and ALLEN and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 707
Pages: 1199–1199

Head Matter:
John CROXDALE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE on Behalf of the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Appellee.
No. 97-2049.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 9, 1998.
John Croxdale, appellant, pro se.
Joseph R. Boyd, and William H. Branch of Boyd, Lindsey, Williams & Branch, Tallahassee, on Behalf of the State of California.

Opinion:
ON APPELLEE'S CONFESSION OF ERROR
PER CURIAM.
John Croxdale, a state inmate, appeals a final paternity judgment in which the trial court established a continuing child support obligation. On appeal to this court, he does not dispute the paternity determination, but argues that the trial court erred in conducting a final hearing without securing his physical presence or participation by alternative means, and erred in entering an order directing him to pay child support in the absence of a finding of his present ability to pay. In lieu of an answer brief, appellee files an acknowledgment of error, conceding merit in appellant's position. In accordance with ap-pellee's confession, we affirm the portion of the trial court's order adjudicating appellant to be the legal father of the minor child, but reverse the child support determinations and remand for a hearing on those issues.
AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part and REMANDED.
BARFIELD, C.J., and ALLEN and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.