S.J.T., THE MOTHER V. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, July Term, A.D. 2012 Opinion filed November 21, 2012. ________________ No. 3D12-2141 Lower Tribunal No. 10-15948 D ________________ S.J.T., the mother, Appellant, vs. The Department of Children and Families, Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jeri B. Cohen, Judge. Eugene F. Zenobi, Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Third Region, and Kevin C. Colbert, Assistant Regional Counsel, for appellant. Karla Perkins, Counsel for the Department of Children and Families, appellee; Hillary S. Kambour, Appellate Counsel for the Guardian ad Litem Program. Before SHEPHERD, ROTHENBERG and LOGUE, JJ. CONFESSION OF ERROR SHEPHERD, J. Based on the Department of Children and Family Services commendable confession of error, and our independent review of the record, we reverse and remand for further proceedings. Reversed and remanded. 2

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