Know Your Rights!
Know your rights in a child welfare investigation
Parents and care givers should not meet with a child protective investigator without an experienced dependency defense lawyer being present and without recording the interview. Avoid being be manipulated by the clever investigator or accompanying law enforcement officer that asks, “why do you think you need a lawyer if you haven’t done anything wrong?”
Know Your Rights When Involved with DCF as a Care Giver and Prospective Adoptive Parent
Have you ever wondered how the Department of Children and Families select adoptive families after the parental rights to children are terminated and the children become available for adoption? The Department is required to follow Florida Administrative Code 65C-16.002, “Adoptive Family Selection” which delineates the criteria the Department is required to consider in selecting a family “in the best interests of the child”.