Case Name: A.M., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-07-11
Citations: 789 So. 2d 494
Docket Number: No. 4D00-2390
Parties: A.M., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: POLEN, C.J., WARNER, and GROSS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 789
Pages: 494–494

Head Matter:
A.M., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 4D00-2390.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 11, 2001.
Gary L. Pickett, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Charles D. Peters, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse the final default judgment terminating appellant's parental rights because of her failure to appear at the final hearing. Appellant was served only twenty-four hours prior to the hearing. J.B. v. Florida Department of Children & Family Services, 768 So.2d 1060 (Fla.2000), holds that where fundamental rights such as termination of parental rights are involved, more than twenty-four hours' notice of a hearing where such rights could be terminated is required to satisfy procedural due process guarantees.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
POLEN, C.J., WARNER, and GROSS, JJ., concur.