GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, ETC., ET AL., APPELLANTS,
v.
J.D., THE MOTHER OF D.D. AND G.E., APPELLEES
GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM, ETC., ET AL., APPELLANTS,
J.D., THE MOTHER OF D.D. AND G.E., APPELLEES
920 So. 2d 1225
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2006)
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Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
Because the trial court’s well-intentioned independent research may have affected the outcome in this case, we reverse and remand, for a new trial in front of a different judge. See C.K. v. Dep’t of Health & Rehab. Servs., 651 So. 2d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).
Reversed and remanded.
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D.M. & D.M. v. Dep't OF Child. & Fam. Servs. & the Guardian Ad Litem Program, 979 So. 2d 1007 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)…are satisfied that it was harmless and that the trial court would have entered the judgment for termination of parental rights under paragraph 39.806(l)(c) whether or not this research had been done. We distinguish Guardian Ad Litem Program v. J.D., 920 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006), because in this case we are satisfied that the error was harmless. In J.D., the panel’s reversal necessarily reflects a conclusion that the error was harmful, not harmless. We have carefully considered the other points on appeal…
Authorities Cited
- C.K. v. Dep't OF Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 651 So. 2d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)