Department of Children & Families v. C.T.

In this appeal from a non-final, post-dependency order, the Department of Children and Families (Department) asserts that the lower court erred as a matter of law in finding that the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) does not apply to the placement of children with out-of-state parents. Because we find that the lower court misinterpreted our decision in Department of Children & Families v. L.G., 801 So.2d 1047 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001), and ignored subsequent case law, we reverse that portion of the lower court’s order that held the ICPC does not apply to the facts of this case.