District Court of Appeal of Florida

An award of attorney's fees against the Department of Children and Families in a dependency matter is reversed where a child's aunt and uncle were non-parties throughout the litigation, and thus, could not be a prevailing party for purposes of Florida Statutes section 57.105 (2004).

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2006
• Published 03/17/2006

Judges

• THOMPSON, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles D. Peters, Orlando, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Vicki Levy Eskin, of Levy & Associates, P.A., Lake Mary, for Appellees.