DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERV. v. M.W.

No. AN-108.

424 So.2d 56 (1982)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellant, v. In the Interest of M.W., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon W. Searcy, Dist. I Legal Counsel, Dept. of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Pensacola, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

In this appeal, the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services raises two issues: (1) whether the Juvenile Court violated the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, Article III(d), Section 409.401, Florida Statutes (1981), when it granted physical custody of M.W. to her parents in Texas, without Texas' consent; and (2) whether the Juvenile Court abused its discretion by returning legal custody of M.W. to her parents in Texas. Although...

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