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IN RE M.C.

No. 2D03-1508.

861 So.2d 1176 (2003)

In the Interest of M.C., Minor child. A.N., father, Appellant, v. Department Of Children And Family Services, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 26, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heather M. Gray, Riverview, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tanya E. DiFilippo, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.

ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.

This is another case in which an order adjudicating a child dependent was entered based upon a "default." In this case, the father was "defaulted" because he was thirty minutes late for a hearing under circumstances in which it was undisputed that the elevator to the courtroom had malfunctioned. The record indicates various parties and lawyers had been unable to reach the courtroom on time. The trial court denied a motion to set aside the...

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