Dep't of Children & Families v. S.B.

The Department of Children and Families ("DCF") petitions for a writ of certiorari and seeks to quash two orders entered by the lower court, both of which temporarily placed J.B. ("Child") in a relative's custody outside of Florida pending the outcome of S.B.'s ("Mother") dependency proceeding. We grant the petition, quash the orders, and remand the matter for further proceedings.

Following Child's birth in May 2018, DCF petitioned to shelter Child.1 In the shelter petition, DCF requested a home study of Child's maternal grandfather's home in Alabama, in compliance with the requirements of the…