Case Name: G.R., the mother, Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2012-02-01
Citations: 77 So. 3d 926
Docket Number: No. 3D11-2560
Parties: G.R., the mother, Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: Before RAMIREZ, SHEPHERD, and SUAREZ, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 77
Pages: 926–927

Head Matter:
G.R., the mother, Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 3D11-2560.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 1, 2012.
Eugene F. Zenobi, Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Third Region, and Kevin Coyle Colbert, Assistant Regional Counsel, for appellant.
Karla Perkins, Appellate Counsel for The Department of Children and Families, appellee.
Before RAMIREZ, SHEPHERD, and SUAREZ, JJ.

Opinion:
CONFESSION OF ERROR
PER CURIAM.
Based on Appellee Department of Children and Families' commendable and proper confession of error, we reverse the adjudication of dependency and remand with directions to the trial court to allow Appellee to proceed with a dependency trial. The record reflects the trial court entered an adjudication of dependency, based on constructive consent against Appellant, G.R., for her failure to appear for an adjudicatory hearing absent proper notice in accordance with section 39.506(3), Florida Statutes (2011), and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.330(c).
Reversed and remanded for proceedings in compliance herewith.