JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION v. RISEN

No. 1D10-2274.

44 So.3d 1264 (2010)

The JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. Shawn M. RISEN, Esq., Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christian D. Lake , Assistant General Counsel, the Justice Administrative Commission, for Petitioner.

Shawn M. Risen , Risen & Ryan, P.A., Fort Walton Beach, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The Justice Administrative Commission (JAC) seeks certiorari review of an order requiring it to pay the attorney's fees of a father's court-appointed private counsel in a termination of parental rights proceeding. Because the father failed to attend any stage of the TPR proceeding and, thus, had no statutory right to publicly funded counsel, the JAC's petition is granted and the order requiring it to pay attorney's fees to Respondent is quashed. See...

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