DEPARTMENT OF H.R.S. v. L.M.D.

No. 96-641.

679 So.2d 65 (1996)

DEPARTMENT OF H.R.S., Appellant, v. L.M.D. a/k/a L.M.L., a Child, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Beckwith, Jr., of Department of HRS, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

No Appearance for Appellee.


HARRIS, Judge.

The trial court ordered a fifteen-year-old, married female into emergency shelter under the supervision of HRS. HRS appeals; we reverse.

The following dialogue occurred at the hearing for emergency shelter for the daughter of the fifteen-year-old, married female:

COURT: Can a married juvenile be sheltered with the Department? HRS: No, Judge. Once she's married, she's no longer in the jurisdiction of Chapter 39.

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