DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. J.D.

No. 5D16-1739.

198 So.3d 960 (2016)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. J.D., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemarie Farrell , of Children's Legal Services, Orlando, for Appellant.

No Appearance for Appellee.


The Florida Department of Children and Families ("DCF") appeals the trial court's ruling that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain a petition for injunction to prevent the mother's paramour from having any form of contact with the seven-year-old child he was accused of repeatedly raping. The trial court clearly has jurisdiction...

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