DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, APPELLANT,

v.

R.G., A MINOR CHILD, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Dep't OF Child. & Families v. T.L., 854 So. 2d 819 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003)
  …d intentions in this case, the statutory scheme clearly requires that a home study be completed before a child is ordered to any out-of-home placement, other than a licensed shelter or foster home. See § 39.522; Dep’t of Children & Families v. R.G., 821 So. 2d 477 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)(finding that trial court erred in changing legal and physical custody of the child without a home study). Based on the following language in section 39.521(2)(r), T.L. argues that the trial court has discretion to place the chil…
• C.M. v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 953 So. 2d 547 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007)
  …ental rights and REMAND for further proceedings after the Department has finalized its background home study and presented its findings and recommendations to the trial court. See M.H., 866 So. 2d at 223-24; cf. Dep’t of Children & Families v. R.G., 821 So. 2d 477 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002) (finding trial court erred in changing child’s legal and physical custody without a home study), and Dep’t of Children & Families v. T.L., 854 So. 2d 819 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (addressing dependency proceedings and holding that tri…
• A.H. v. Dep't of Child. & Families (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)
  …f Children & Families v. T.L., 854 So. 2d 819, 821 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (“The statute does not give the trial court the authority to place the child in a home without conducting any home study at all.”); see also Dep’t of Children & Families v. R.G., 821 So. 2d 477 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002); cf. C.M. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 953 So. 2d 547, 556 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007) (“Because the evidentiary record was incomplete in this case, the trial court was not yet ready to make an informed determination . . .”). Accord…

Authorities Cited

• Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 1980)