G.W. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

No. 3D12-1233.

92 So.3d 307 (2012)

G.W., the father, etc., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Joyce , for petitioner.

Karla Perkins , Appellate Counsel for respondent, Department of Children & Families.

Before SHEPHERD and FERNANDEZ, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.


SHEPHERD, J.

In this petition, G.W., the father of M.W. and R.K.W., seeks certiorari relief quashing an order sheltering two of his children on the ground he summarily was deprived of his constitutional and statutory right to counsel at the hearing. We grant the petition.

On April 8, 2012, J.T. gave birth to R.K.W. at Homestead Hospital. R.K.W. tested positive for cocaine. On April 10, 2012, R.K.W. was taken into protective custody by the Florida Department...

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