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12 Oct 2010, 10:16 pm by constitutional lawblogger
The Secretary of the Florida's Department of Families and Children has reportedly stated that it will not appeal the Florida appellate court's ruling declaring unconstitutional the state law banning "homosexuals" from adopting. [read post]
14 Oct 2010, 11:42 am by Family Law
Florida officials have announced that they do not plan to appeal last month's ruling striking down the FL gay adoption ban as unconstitutional: George Sheldon, secretary of the Department of Children & Families, announced Tuesday his agency will not appeal... [read post]
5 Dec 2018, 9:01 pm by Marci A. Hamilton
The federal prosecutor who let Epstein get away with this level of sexual assault of girls was Alexander Acosta, who at the time was the South Florida United States Attorney and is now the Secretary of Labor in the Trump administration. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 7:00 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
"Florida's Department of Children and Families is committed to becoming a state leader in the delivery of services to Floridians who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. [read post]
27 Jun 2012, 2:55 pm
Jean LaCroix, a South Florida Department of Children & Families employee, is under investigation after he allegedly sustained a relationship with one of his wards, according to local news reports. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 7:40 am
The Department of Children & Families oversees these children in the home. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 3:30 am by David A. Wolf
The arrival of thousands of Haitian children in Florida after the recent earthquake in that country has created a huge challenge for the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). [read post]
26 May 2009, 6:06 pm
In all, 2,669 children -- or 13 percent of Florida foster children -- are being given powerful psychiatric drugs, said the study, commissioned last month by Department of Children & Families Secretary George Sheldon. [read post]
17 Sep 2007, 7:56 pm
Census.Just 1.3 percent of Florida households reported receiving welfare payments in 2006.Florida's monthly benefit of $303 ranked 43rd in the nation -- ad that's still the maximum benefit today for a family of three, according to Don Winstead, deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families, which determines eligibility for welfare payments, also known as Temporary Assistance for Needy… [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 5:15 am
The Florida Department of Children and Families in Southwest Florida is investigating the cases. [read post]
4 Dec 2014, 6:40 am by David Markus
Luis Lebron sued the Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families (the “State”), claiming that the statute violates the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, applied against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. [read post]
24 May 2011, 11:19 am by Rumpole
Balancing county budgets to the detriment of vulnerable children is a bad practice in its own right and should be rejected.As an alternative, we urge you to direct the Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Wansley Walters, whose appointment and confirmation we supported, to address the current cost of detention to the counties, the past over-billing issues, and to develop a plan for resolving those issues in a manner that will not compromise the… [read post]
21 Sep 2010, 8:16 pm by James R. Marsh
"All children deserve loving, safe and permanent homes," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. [read post]
26 Dec 2012, 5:52 am
Christmas Day turned tragic for 1-year old Marice Love and his family of Clewiston, Florida. [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 7:56 pm
  Department of Children and Families Secretary George Sheldon told the Miami Herald that his agency took no position on this particular case because the father had already been appointed permanent guardian of the child, so the child was no long in the custody of DCF. [read post]
28 Nov 2006, 7:18 am
From The Orlando (Florida) Sentinel:Inmates treated for severe mental illness now will have access to a longer supply of psychiatric medication at local jails, a move the Department of Children & Families hopes will prevent them from returning to state hospitals.DCF officials said Saturday they've boosted the number of pills available for accused felons who have returned to jail from state mental hospitals to stand trial from a seven-day to a 30-day day… [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 10:28 am by Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, made the announcement, adding that the US is still committed to helping reunify families that have been torn apart by the disaster. [read post]
13 Sep 2008, 12:45 pm
Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Family Services, 358 F.3d 804 (11th Cir. 2004), and Cox v. [read post]
22 May 2008, 9:01 am
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