Case Name: D.W., SR., the father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2010-10-29
Citations: 44 So. 3d 1294
Docket Number: No. 4D10-2730
Parties: D.W., SR., the father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: GROSS, C.J., HAZOURI and GERBER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 44
Pages: 1294–1294

Head Matter:
D.W., SR., the father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 4D10-2730.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 29, 2010.
Roger Ally of Law Offices of Roger Ally, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carolyn Schwarz, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.
Hillary Kambour, Tavares, for Guardian Ad Litem Program.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
As appellee concedes, the circuit court relied on inadmissible hearsay (the mother's out-of-court statements), in entering an order adjudicating the children to be dependent as to the father. We reverse that order and remand to the circuit court for a new dependency hearing.
GROSS, C.J., HAZOURI and GERBER, JJ., concur.