E.M. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

No. 1D21-0499.

327 So.3d 960 (2021)

E.M., Father of G.T.E-M., S.K.E-M., S.Q.E-M., Minor Children, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kari Jorma Myllynen of The Law Office of K.J. Myllynen, Esquire , Land O' Lakes, for Appellant.

Sarah J. Rumph of Children's Legal Services, Tallahassee, for the Department of Children and Families, for Appellee.

Kristie L. Hatcher-Bolin of Gray Robinson, P.A., Lakeland, and Thomasina F. Moore , Statewide Director of Appeals, Tallahassee, for Guardian ad Litem o/b/o G.T.E-M., S.K.E-M., S.Q.E-M.


E.M. appeals from a termination of parental rights proceeding held in his absence. Due to his failure to appear, only a partial transcript was made, and E.M. never sought at the trial court nor on appeal to have a complete transcript prepared. He now claims that because he failed to attend the hearing...

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