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DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES v. D.T.

No. 5D01-1764.

808 So.2d 1282 (2002)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. D.T. and T.T., Parents of T.T., A Child, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 8, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph J. McMurphy, Department of Children and Families, Wildwood, for Appellant.

No appearance for Appellee.

PLEUS, J.

The Department of Children and Families appeals an "Order on Parents' Motion for Sanctions," which awarded attorney's fees and required "Representatives of the Department, not the Attorneys or their staff" to perform 1000 hours community service or pay a $1,000 fine to the Family Visitation Center in Ocala, Florida. We reverse.

Because the lower court was proceeding under its contempt power to punish the Department for violating a court order, it...

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