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THOMAS v. HOPPE

No. 4-86-1389.

493 So.2d 549 (1986)

Nelson THOMAS and Hipomene Cadet, Petitioners, v. Edith HOPPE, HRS District 9 Administrator, John Romano, HRS District 9 Program Manager and Judith Hill, HRS District 9 Senior Human Services Program Manager, Children, Youth and Families, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent R. Taylor, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., Miami, and Margaret F. Zehfren, Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., West Palm Beach, for petitioners.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Arthur C. Wallberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondents.

PER CURIAM.

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which petitioners Nelson Thomas and Hipomene Cadet seek relief from and order of permanent commitment to HRS of their four minor children. Petitioners claim that they were denied the right to counsel at the commitment hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we hereby vacate the order of permanent commitment and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of waiver of counsel.

The children were...

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