Underwood v. Fifer

OPINION OF THE COURT

J. DAVID LANGFORD, Circuit Judge.

THIS CAUSE has come before the Court upon remand from the District Court of Appeal, Second District, in Underwood v Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 551 So.2d 522 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989) (hereinafter “Underwood”), upon the motion of Plaintiff *200JENNIFER UNDERWOOD for the remedy of equitable distribution, and upon the motions of Intervenor, the STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (the “Department” or “State”) for full statutory recovery and for declaratory relief. For the reasons set forth below, we…