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IN RE RECORDS OF DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

No. 2D03-2794.

873 So.2d 506 (2004)

In re RECORDS OF the DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; Family Continuity Programs, Inc., a/k/a FCP, Inc.; Sarasota Family Young Men's Christian Association, Inc.; YMCA Children, Youth, and Family Services, Inc.; and Family Counseling Center of Sarasota County, Inc. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Appellant, v. Department of Children and Family Services; Family Continuity Programs, Inc., a/k/a FCP, Inc., Sarasota Family Young Men's Christian Association, Inc.; YMCA Children, Youth, and Family Services, Inc.; and Family Counseling Center of Sarasota County, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg D. Thomas and Rachel E. Fugate of Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, for Appellant.

Josefina M. Tamayo and John Jackson, Tallahassee, for Appellee Department of Children and Families.

Frank Strelec of Williams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz & Getzen, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellees YMCA Children, Youth, and Family Services, Inc., and Family Counseling Center of Sarasota County, Inc.

No appearance for Appellees Family Continuity Programs and Sarasota Family Young Men's Christian Association, Inc.

CANADY, Judge.

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune appeals a final order of the circuit court denying access to certain records of the Florida Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) and of the other appellees. The Herald-Tribune had sought access to records relating to a child abuse case under a statutory provision permitting the disclosure of such records upon a showing of good cause. Because we conclude the circuit court abused its discretion when it failed to...

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