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A.H. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 5D09-611.

22 So.3d 801 (2009)

A.H., Father of A.G. and J.G., Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara R. Howeller, Goldenrod, for Appellant.

Anthony C. Musto, Hallandale Beach, for Appellee.

TORPY, J.

Appellant challenges the order terminating his parental rights to his children, A.G. and J.G., based on his purported default for failure to attend the final hearing. Because the trial judge excused Appellant from attending the hearing and suggested that his attorney could appear in his stead, we reverse the order and remand this cause for an adjudicatory hearing on the merits.

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