J.D.L. v. W.J.J., Jr.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
JANUARY TERM 2011
J.D.L., MOTHER of J.G.J.
and J.L.A.J., CHILDREN,
Appellant,
v.
CASE NO. 5D10-1850
W.J.J., JR., FATHER of J.G.J.
and J.L.A.J., etc.
Appellee.
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Opinion filed February 17, 2011
Appeal from the Circuit Court
for Volusia County,
Shawn L. Briese, Judge.
Jeffrey Deen, Lori D. Loftis, and Ryan
Thomas Truskoski, Office of the Criminal
and Civil Regional Counsel, Altamonte
Springs, for Appellant.
No Appearance for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
J.D.L. appeals an order terminating her parental rights.
J.D.L. was declared
indigent and trial counsel was appointed to represent her below. As an indigent, J.D.L.
is entitled to the preparation of a sufficiently complete record to permit proper appellate
review.
In this case, it is undisputed that no court reporter was present at the
proceedings below and no adequate substitution for a transcript is available.
Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.255(g) requires that a record of proceedings
of this nature be made. Accordingly, we are compelled to reverse the trial court's order
terminating parental rights and remand for a new trial. See M.T. v. Dep’t of Health &
Rehabilitative Servs., 680 So. 2d 1118 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).
REVERSED and REMANDED.
ORFINGER, TORPY and JACOBUS, JJ. concur.
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