Case Name: S.M., Mother of M.M. a Child, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-01-14
Citations: 890 So. 2d 552
Docket Number: No. 5D04-3440
Parties: S.M., Mother of M.M. a Child, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Respondent.
Judges: SAWAYA, C.J., PLEUS and TORPY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 890
Pages: 552–552

Head Matter:
S.M., Mother of M.M. a Child, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Respondent.
No. 5D04-3440.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Jan. 14, 2005.
Timothy A. Straus of Moyer, Straus & Patel, P.A., Altamonte Springs, for Petitioner.
Charles D. Peters, Orlando, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
S.M. seeks this court to require the lower court to vacate an order entered in a dependency proceeding under which S.M.'s child was placed in emergency, temporary shelter. The sole issue is whether the lower court erred in denying S.M.'s request to present testimonial evidence from a witness who was neither a parent nor legal custodian of the child. We treat the petition as an appeal pursuant -to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.146 and reverse. Fla.R.App. P. 9.040(c). In doing so, we adopt the holding and analysis of the Second District in G.P. v. Family Continuity Program, 875 So.2d 715 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).
REVERSED.
SAWAYA, C.J., PLEUS and TORPY, JJ., concur.