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M.J.W. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 1D01-4074.

825 So.2d 1038 (2002)

M.J.W., Mother of J.W., A Child, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 13, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Noel G. Lawrence, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Cynthia L. Dubell of the Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellee.

VAN NORTWICK, J.

M.J.W. (the mother) appeals a final order terminating her parental rights. We reverse because the Department of Children and Families, appellee, did not serve the mother, personally or by publication, with a notice of the termination proceeding as required by section 39.801, Florida Statutes (1999), and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.505(a)(1) and (c). As a result of our holding on the service issue, we do not address the other issues raised...

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