L.M. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D08-2321.

995 So.2d 1060 (2008)

L.M., Mother of J.M. and B.M., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 21, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Thomas Truskoski, of Ryan Thomas Truskoski, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

Christian D. Lake, Assistant General Counsel, The Justice Administrative Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee The Justice Administrative Commission.

Annette Pitts, Assistant Circuit Legal Counsel, Department of Children and Families, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Thomas Wade Young, Guardian ad Litem Program, Orlando, for Guardian ad Litem Program.


EVANDER, J.

L.M. appeals from an order denying her motion to have attorney Ryan Truskoski retroactively appointed as her appellate counsel. We treat the appeal as a petition for certiorari1 and find that the trial court's denial of the motion constituted a departure from the essential requirements of law.

L.M. is the mother of two children whom the Department of Children and Families...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases