LOUIS GORDON AND FAITH GORDON, APPELLANTS,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN, APPELLEES
LOUIS GORDON AND FAITH GORDON, APPELLANTS,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN, APPELLEES
637 So. 2d 948
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1994)
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Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
This ease involves the very narrow issue of whether Section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) requires the trial court to assess costs in child dependency cases. Contrary to the conclusion reached by the trial court regard ing this question, we find that it does not1.
Accordingly, the cost judgment entered by the trial court herein is reversed.
. Holding that the provisions of Section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) are not mandatory in child support cases may raise the question as to whether the court has the discretion to use that section in these cases. However, since that possibility is not the subject of this appeal, we do not address it herein.
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Gordon v. Dep't OF Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 674 So. 2d 840 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996)…case. We affirm the cost judgment. This matter was before us previously on the issue of whether section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) requires the trial court to assess costs in such cases. Gordon v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 637 So. 2d 948 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). In our prior opinion, we determined that the provisions of section 57.041, Florida Statutes (1993) are not mandatory (contrary to the trial court’s conclusion) and reversed that cost judgment. The trial court then promptly deter…