[Tallahassee] – Florida TaxWatch is honoring the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program with its prestigious for efficiency in government – for the second year in a row. This year it’s for a partnership between the Program – which represents abused and neglected children in dependency court – and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers […]
A.F. v. Department of Children and Families, 2014 WL 5151623 (Fla. 3rd DCA)
The Mother appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights arguing that the trial court committed reversible error by appointing an attorney ad litem rather than appointing a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the child. The Third District Court of Appeal (Third DCA) held that because the right to have […]