STATE OF FLA., DEPT. OF HRS v. FRIENDS OF CHILDREN

No. TCA 85-7161-WS.

653 F.Supp. 1221 (1986)

STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Plaintiff, v. FRIENDS OF CHILDREN, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Tallahassee Division.

December 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Douglas Moody, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff.

Robert L. Hinkle, Elizabeth W. McArthur, Aurell, Fons, Radey & Hinkle, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendant.


STAFFORD, Chief Judge.

In this action the State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), seeks a declaratory judgment against Friends of Children, Inc. (Friends). HRS urges the court to find that certain activities conducted by Friends are prohibited by Chapter 63, Florida Statutes. Specifically, HRS argues that Friends has been improperly conducting adoption related activities in Florida without a license. Friends has filed a counterclaim...

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