THERESA GORDON GRIER, APPELLANT,
v.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, APPELLEE
THERESA GORDON GRIER, APPELLANT,
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, APPELLEE
710 So. 2d 1384
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1998)
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
Upon our inspection of the record and the department’s confession, we agree that the sworn statement as a condition precedent to notice by publication as required by section 49.031(1), Florida Statutes, was not filed until after the date of first publication. The final judgment terminating the parental rights of Theresa Gordon Grier is reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.
Reversed and Remanded.
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J.M. v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 833 So. 2d 279 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)…trict adherence to the notice requirements and time deadlines in the statute and rules insures that parents have a full opportunity to prepare and appear at these important proceedings. See also Grier v. Florida, Department of Children and Families, 710 So. 2d 1384 (Fla. 3d [*283] DCA 1998). Termination should proceed only if the Department strictly conforms to the applicable statutes and rules. In the Interest of D.A.H., 390 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980). See also Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct.…