Steward v. Dept. of Children and Families

865 So.2d 528 (2003)

Brett STEWARD, Appellant,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.

No. 1D03-0651.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 11, 2003.

Rehearing Denied February 12, 2004.

Gordon B. Scott, Advocacy Center for Persons With Disabilities, Inc., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ralph J. McMurphy, Wildwood, for Appellee.

HAWKES, J.

Appellant, Brett Steward, had previously been found eligible to receive benefits through the Developmental Disabilities Home and Community-Based Waiver Program (DDHP). He is ten years old, mildly retarded, has Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalis,…