Legal Opinion

Department of Children and Families v. OC

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 21, 2006No. 5D06-1197PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

933 So.2d 690 (2006)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Petitioner,

v.

O.C., A Child, Respondent.

No. 5D06-1197.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 21, 2006.

Ralph J. McMurphy, Wildwood, for Petitioner.

No Appearance for Respondent.

ORFINGER, J.

In this juvenile delinquency proceeding, the Department of Children and Families ("DCF") seeks certiorari review of the trial court's order committing O.C., a child, to DCF for the purposes of restoring competency. For the reasons stated below, we grant the petition for writ of certiorari, quash the order of commitment, and remand for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Belair v. DrewSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Dept. of Children and Family v. Aa St. M.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Department of Children & Families v. LottonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  2. B.R.C. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  3. B.R.C. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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