G.S. v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERV.

No. 3D02-1624.

838 So.2d 1221 (2003)

G.S., Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc Anthony Douthit; and Russell Shepherd, Miami, for appellant.

Calianne P. Lantz, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN, and RAMIREZ, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

G.S. appeals from a final judgment in which her parental rights were terminated. We reverse because the trial court committed reversible error by terminating G.S.'s parental rights without appointing a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of D.V., a minor child.

On April 5, 2001, the Department filed a detention petition alleging that D.V.'s parents had exposed him to a risk of harm by using drugs in his presence. The Department thereafter...

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