ORANGE COUNTY v. FISHALOW

No. 87-54.

513 So.2d 1109 (1987)

ORANGE COUNTY, Florida, Etc., Appellant, v. Wanda FISHALOW, Esquire, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry A. Stewart, County Atty., and Joselyn M. Price, Asst. County Atty., Orange County Legal Dept., Orlando, for appellant.

Wanda Fishalow, Orlando, pro se.


ORFINGER, Judge.

The trial court awarded the appellee $1,500 in attorney's fees for her representation of an indigent mother in a child dependency proceeding.1 The County appeals, contending that there is no legal basis for an award in excess of the statutory maximum fee.2 We agree and reverse.

Both parties rely on Makemson v. Martin County, 491 So.2d 1109...

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