
    J.S. and N.S., Parents of S.S., J.S. and K.S., Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
    No. 5D01-2629.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
    Jan. 18, 2002.
    James M. Sowell, Jr., Orlando, for Appellants.
    J. Timothy Schulte of Zimmerman, Shuffield, Kiser & Sutcliffe, P.A., Orlando for Guardian Ad Litem.
    James A. Sawyer, Jr., Senior Attorney, Department of Children and Families, for Appellee.
   PER CURIAM.

The Department of Children and Families has advised this court that it cannot defend an order dated August 23, 2001 that placed the custody of three children with maternal grandparents in the state of Illinois. We appreciate the candor of the Department, vacate the August 23, 2001 order, and remand for further proceedings.

ORDER VACATED; REMANDED.

HARRIS, PETERSON and SAWAYA, JJ., concur.  