E.S., THE FATHER AND DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, vs R.R., THE MOTHER AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM,
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed September 4, 2019. ________________ No. 3D19-959 Lower Tribunal No. 18-15202 ________________ E.S., the father, and Department of Children and Families, Appellants, vs. R.R., the mother, and Guardian ad Litem Program, Appellees. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Maria I. Sampedro-Iglesia, Judge. Law Office of Richard F. Joyce, P.A., and Richard F. Joyce, for appellant E.S., the father; Karla Perkins, for appellant Department of Children and Families. Thomasina F. Moore and Laura J. Lee (Tallahassee), for appellee Guardian ad Litem Program. Before LINDSEY, HENDON and GORDO, JJ. ON CONFESSION OF ERROR HENDON, J. E.S., the father, appeals from the Order Granting Termination of Protective Supervision (“TOS Order”) rendered on April 16, 2019, which order also terminated the trial court’s jurisdiction over the minor child by closing the dependency case. Upon the Guardian ad Litem’s and the Department of Children and Families’ commendable and appropriate confession of error, this Court hereby quashes the order entered by the lower court and remands to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with the best interests of the child and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.345(b). Order quashed; cause remanded. 2
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