D.V. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 4D15-3445.

186 So.3d 1101 (2016)

D.V., the Father, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 2, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Joyce of Law Office of Richard F. Joyce, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Rosemarie Farrell of Children's Legal Services, Orlando, for Department of Children and Families.

Laura J. Lee , Sanford, for Guardian ad Litem Program.


A father appeals an order terminating his parental rights. He argues the trial court erred in three respects: (1) terminating his parental rights by implied consent when he failed to attend one of the adjudicatory hearings on the petition; (2) failing to advise him of his right to counsel at the manifest best interests hearing; and (3) denying...

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