J.W. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

No. 5D01-3634.

835 So.2d 316 (2002)

J.W., Mother of S.L. and J.W., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Mitchell Prugh, Melrose, for Appellant.

Jodi Seitlin, Assistant District Legal Counsel, Department of Children and Families, St. Augustine, for Appellee.


SAWAYA, J.

Appellant appeals the final order terminating her parental rights to her children, S.L. and J.W. Appellant asserts that the trial court erred by denying her motion to continue where she was advised by the attorney for the Department of Children and Families (the Department) that the adjudicatory hearing would be continued on the Department's motion.1 We disagree and, therefore, affirm.

The Department filed a petition...

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