Case Name: In the Interest of M.A., a child. B.B., Appellant, v. State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-06-18
Citations: 735 So. 2d 578
Docket Number: No. 98-04338
Parties: In the Interest of M.A., a child. B.B., Appellant, v. State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Appellee.
Judges: PARKER, C.J., and SCHEB, JOHN M., (Senior) Judge, Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 735
Pages: 578–579

Head Matter:
In the Interest of M.A., a child. B.B., Appellant, v. State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Appellee.
No. 98-04338.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 18, 1999.
Shea T. Moxon, Tampa, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Dyann W. Beaty, Assistant Attorney, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
B.B.'s parental rights to one of her children were terminated following her failure to personally appear at a July 14, 1998 advisory hearing. However, her attorney did attend the hearing on her behalf. On the authority of In the Interest of E.L., 24 Fla. L. Weekly D1084, 732 So.2d 37, 1999 WL 254444 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999), we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
PARKER, C.J., and SCHEB, JOHN M., (Senior) Judge, Concur.