DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. M.M.

No. 4D02-4087.

855 So.2d 1250 (2003)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. M.M., Minor Child, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 15, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lori R. Shapiro, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

David S. Bazerman, Children's Advocacy Program, Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


HAZOURI, J.

The Department of Children and Families (Department) appeals from an order entered by the trial court finding the Department in contempt for its failure to comply with the trial court's order directing the Department to step down M.M. to a therapeutic foster home. We reverse.

On January 8, 2002, a hearing was held for review of M.M.'s dependency status. M.M. had been adjudicated dependent and was living in the care and custody of the Department...

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