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M.M. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Nos. 4D00-3491, 4D00-3492.

780 So.2d 1024 (2001)

M.M., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen K. Pena of Law Offices of Kathleen K. Pena, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant-M.M.

Denise E. Kistner of Law Offices of Denise E. Kistner, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant-A.H.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jill Bennett, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

In these consolidated appeals, a mother and father each appeal a final judgment terminating their parental rights based on their failure to appear at a hearing. The department properly concedes that the defects in the notice require reversal and a remand to the trial court for further proceedings, regardless of the merits of any of the other issues on appeal.

We agree. Accordingly, the order is reversed and the cause is remanded to the trial court...

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