Case Name: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. Jeffrey G. THOMPSON and Brevard County, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-05-15
Citations: 599 So. 2d 219
Docket Number: No. 91-1549
Parties: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. Jeffrey G. THOMPSON and Brevard County, Appellees.
Judges: DAUKSCH, HARRIS and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 599
Pages: 219–220

Head Matter:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. Jeffrey G. THOMPSON and Brevard County, Appellees.
No. 91-1549.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
May 15, 1992.
James A. Sawyer, Jr., District Legal Counsel, Orlando, for appellant.
No appearance for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) appeals the assess ment against HRS of attorney's fees awarded to counsel appointed by the court to represent the child in a dependency proceeding initiated by HRS under chapter 39, part III, Florida Statutes (1989). For the reasons stated by this court in Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. Coskey, 599 So.2d 153 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992), we reverse and remand to the trial court to consider payment of attorney's fees by the parents of the dependent child or from available funds, if any, of the guardian ad litem program.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
DAUKSCH, HARRIS and PETERSON, JJ., concur.