Case Name: STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, and Marie Varner, Appellants, v. Freddie THOMAS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-08-15
Citations: 584 So. 2d 203
Docket Number: No. 91-263
Parties: STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, and Marie Varner, Appellants, v. Freddie THOMAS, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS, C.J., and BARFIELD, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 584
Pages: 203–203

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, and Marie Varner, Appellants, v. Freddie THOMAS, Appellee.
No. 91-263.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 15, 1991.
Joseph R. Boyd and William H. Branch of Boyd & Branch, P.A., Chriss Walker, Dept, of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee, for appellants.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
WENTWORTH, Senior Judge.
The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) and Marie Varner, who seeks increased child support for her minor child, challenge the trial court's order dismissing their petition for modification and denying standing to HRS. We reverse.
In light of the Florida Supreme Court's decision in Thaysen v. Thaysen, 583 So.2d 663 (Florida Supreme Court 1991), subsequent to entry of the order appealed, it is now apparent that the trial court erred. The Thaysen court held that HRS attorneys may be used in all child support proceedings, including modifications, without regard to eligibility of the moving party for public assistance or the lack of delinquency in current payments.
We therefore reverse the order and remand for proceedings consistent herewith.
JOANOS, C.J., and BARFIELD, J., concur.