B.S. v. State

Petitioner, a child against whom numerous petitions for delinquency were filed, was declared incompetent to proceed pursuant to section 985.19(3), Florida Statutes (2013). The trial court entered an order committing Petitioner to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and ordered that DCF place Petitioner within 24 hours. When DCF subsequently informed the court that placement depended on the availability of open beds, that DCF would be unable to place the child as directed, and that Petitioner would be released to the custody of her family until a space became available, the court…