S.K., THE FATHER, APPELLANT,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 4th DCA | 2003-03-12
No. 4D01-5027
FARMER, STEVENSON and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
839 So. 2d 876 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2003) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

We find that the entry of a default and the trial court’s denial of the father’s motion to vacate the default judgment terminating his parental rights was an abuse of discretion. Rule 8.270 provides that “[o]n motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may relieve a party or the party’s legal representative from an order, judgment, or proceeding for the following reasons: Mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.” Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.270(1). We find that the father demonstrated at least one of these reasons.

REVERSED.

FARMER, STEVENSON and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.


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