Category: Department of Children and Families
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Appellate judges signal they see no conflict in Darren Shull keeping a politically connected father’s child custody case
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Although state child welfare authorities are still looking into an incident that raises concerns about Judge Darren Shull’s impartiality, his appeals court supervisors seem bent on allowing him to continue making questionable calls unchecked. -
Consultant to DeSantis & Co. gets friendly rulings in his tough child custody case from a judge DeSantis appointed
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
David Custin, a political consultant whose Republican-heavy client list includes Gov. Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, is racking up sympathetic rulings in his child custody case from a judge DeSantis appointed. -
Far from court at a condo pool, Judge Renatha Francis is said to threaten to take away a stranger’s kids
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
High-profile Judge Renatha Francis and her husband, Phillip Fender, provoked a bizarre scene at a condo swimming pool on the Fourth of July, a woman whose family is still reeling from it said. -
Report: ChildNet Broward is failing, ‘urgent’ need to fix county’s child welfare system
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Burdened with high caseloads and mired in millions of dollars in debt, the lead agency in Broward’s child welfare system is failing. That’s the gist of a 15-page state task force report obtained by FloridaBulldog.org about ChildNet Broward, the nonprofit that received $67 million from Florida’s Department of Children & Families (DCF) this year to provide community-based child welfare services. -
Broward continues to fail its mentally ill; The sad case of Broward’s ‘Forgotten Soldier’
By Owen Mcnamee and Douglas Brawley
Special to BrowardBulldog.org
Twenty years ago eighteen members of a Broward Grand Jury issued a scathing report that concluded the Broward County mental health system was underfinanced, fragmented and leaderless. They found the system was failing thousands of mentally ill and disabled persons and causing hundreds to wind up in jail or endure forced hospitalizations without needed treatment. Twenty years later, we are still failing this vulnerable population. -
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Medicaid contracts, a close friend, big money and Gov. Scott’s re-election campaign
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Before the Legislature convenes in Tallahassee next Tuesday, Coral Gables healthcare tycoon Miguel B. “Mike” Fernandez will host a Sunday afternoon BBQ with Gov. Rick Scott, his wife Ann, and key members of the governor’s campaign finance team.
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