Case Name: Louis GORDON and Faith Gordon, Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES and Dependent Children, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-05-31
Citations: 637 So. 2d 948
Docket Number: No. 93-2250
Parties: Louis GORDON and Faith Gordon, Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES and Dependent Children, Appellees.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and LEVY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 637
Pages: 948–949

Head Matter:
Louis GORDON and Faith Gordon, Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES and Dependent Children, Appellees.
No. 93-2250.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 31, 1994.
E. Joseph Ryan, Jr., Miami, for appellants.
Roy D. Wasson; Karen A. Gievers, Miami, for appellee children.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and LEVY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This ease involves the very narrow issue of whether Section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) requires the trial court to assess costs in child dependency cases. Contrary to the conclusion reached by the trial court regard ing this question, we find that it does not .
Accordingly, the cost judgment entered by the trial court herein is reversed.
. Holding that the provisions of Section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) are not mandatory in child support cases may raise the question as to whether the court has the discretion to use that section in these cases. However, since that possibility is not the subject of this appeal, we do not address it herein.