Legal Opinion
B.R. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 8, 1989No. 89-00442PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, Judge.
B.R. and W.C. appeal from a final order of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) denying their requests for expungement from the state abuse registry. We reverse with instructions to expunge.
The legislature has recognized the increase in the incidence of child abuse and neglect that Florida has experienced over the last few years. In response it has established a statutory scheme for the prevention of abuse and neglect. See §§ 415.-501-415.513, Fla.Stat. (1987). Part of that scheme requires HRS to establish and maintain a state abuse registry which…
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