DEP'T OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. STATE

No. 3D20-0745.

315 So.3d 88 (2020)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida and A.L., Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed June 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Javier A. Enriquez , General Counsel, and Andrew J. McGinley , Assistant General Counsel (Tallahassee), for petitioner.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Jeffrey R. Geldens , Assistant Attorney General, for respondent State of Florida, and Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, and John Eddy Morrison , Assistant Public Defender, for respondent A.L.

Before EMAS, C.J., and GORDO and LOBREE, JJ.


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