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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is a state agency of Florida.Its headquarters are at 2415 North Monroe St., Ste. 400 in Tallahassee, Florida.The department provides social services in Florida to children, adults, refugees, domestic violence victims, human trafficking victims, the homeless community, child care providers, [4] disabled people, and the elderly.
The Florida Department of Children and Families makes resources available online for individuals and families to learn about the Baker Act [2] and to access training about it. [3] There was a 2023 Baker Act User Reference Guide published in the fall of 2023. [ 4 ]
Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill on March 28, 2022, and the act went into effect on July 1 of that year as part of Florida Statute §1001.42. [4] Its passage has prompted the introduction of various similar laws within other states and the federal government, and Florida legislators have introduced bills expanding the scope of the ...
Under Florida law, the records of DCF’s involvement with a family remain sealed unless a child dies as the result of abuse and neglect. Absent an autopsy report, though, it can be extremely ...
The big story: Several Florida mayors are taking a stance against the state government’s recent efforts to diminish LGBTQ+ student rights in schools. They have signed resolutions and ...
The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 49 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all relevant statutory laws on a particular subject. [1] The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida, that have general ...
Here’s what HOAs in Florida can and can’t do to their residents under the new Florida HOA laws and which HOA rules residents can legally fight.
In August 2022, Florida, citing state-issued guidance against gender affirming care ("widely debunked", according to the UK's Independent), began a rule change process to institute bans on social transition and gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth and a requirement for any adult seeking gender-affirming care to receive approval from the ...