DEPARTMENT CHILDREN & FAMILIES v. M.A.

CASE NO. 1D16-5873.

215 So.3d 1276 (2017)

STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. M.A., Father of M.R.A. and C.A., Minor Children, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Opinion filed April 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward L. Metzger , Appellate Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Heidi P. Kemph , Alachua, for Appellee.


The Florida Department of Children and Families appeals the circuit court's second amended order dismissing dependency proceedings. The Department claims error based on the lack of compliance with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) as required by section 409.401, Florida Statutes, and the lack of a home study...

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