V.A. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D13-775.

114 So.3d 391 (2013)

V.A., The Father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Joyce , Miami, for appellant.

Carolyn Schwarz , Attorney General Children's Legal Services, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Department of Children and Families.

Hillary Kambour , Tavares, for appellee Guardian Ad Litem Program.


PER CURIAM.

Upon consideration of appellee's concession of error, which we find to be correct, the disposition order issued by the circuit court is reversed and the cause is remanded to that court for a disposition hearing, to allow the father to be represented by counsel or waive counsel, if he chooses. If the father again waives counsel, the trial court must question the father in sufficient detail to ascertain that the waiver is made knowingly, intelligently and...

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