Metropolitan Dade County v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

We reverse the order of the trial court, which determined that Metropolitan Dade County, rather than HRS, was obligated to pay for the psychological evaluation necessary in a child dependency proceeding. As we and our sister courts have unequivocally held, fees such as these are the responsibility of HRS. Department of Health & Rehab. Servs. v. Metropolitan Dade County, 459 So.2d 1182 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); see also Department of Health & Rehab. Servs. v. Kahn, 639 So.2d 689 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994); Department of Health & Rehab. Servs. v. A.H., 459 So.2d 417 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); In re R.W., 409…