Case Name: R.T., Mother of L.R., III, a child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-02-07
Citations: 667 So. 2d 920
Docket Number: No. 94-3086
Parties: R.T., Mother of L.R., III, a child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
Judges: WEBSTER, MICKLE and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 667
Pages: 920–920

Head Matter:
R.T., Mother of L.R., III, a child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
No. 94-3086.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Feb. 7, 1996.
Steven A Leitman of Lewis, Price & Leit-man, Jacksonville, for appellant.
Connie R. Clay, Assistant District Legal Counsel, Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Jacksonville, for ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
R.T., Mother of L.R., appeals an order which found the child to be dependent and ordered certain actions to be taken. Before a transcript of the proceedings could be prepared, the court reporter who attended the hearing was tragically killed in an automobile accident. Jurisdiction was relinquished by this court to the trial court to determine if a transcript could be prepared by another court reporter or, failing that, whether the parties and the trial court could prepare an acceptable statement of the evidence in accordance with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.200(b)(4). The trial court has advised this court that neither a transcript nor a statement of evidence can be prepared. Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.256(f) requires that a record of proceedings of this nature be made. In the circumstances, we find it necessary to reverse and remand for a new hearing.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
WEBSTER, MICKLE and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.