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Florida Administrative Code: 65C-22.008

99-001520 HENRY C. CORNELIUS | H. C. C. vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Apr. 01, 1999

At issue in this proceeding is whether Petitioner's request for exemption from employment disqualification should be approved.By failing to appear and offer proof at hearing, Petitioner failed to satisfy his burden to demonstrate his entitlement to exemption by clear and convincing evidence.

98-003865 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES vs LUCILLE SIMS (1998)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 28, 1998

The issue in this case is whether the Respondent's license to provide foster care should be revoked for any of the reasons set forth in the Department's revocation letter dated July 23, 1998.Department of Children and Family Services has burden of proof in case seeking revocation of foster home license. Evidence sufficient to prove basis for revocation.

99-001319 ANDREA M. LATSON | A. M. L. vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 25, 1999

The issue in this case is whether the Petitioner, Andrea Latson, should be granted an exemption from disqualification from employment, pursuant to Chapter 435, Florida Statutes.Petitioner failed to show rehabilitation by clear and convincing evidence following guilty pleas to four charges of selling cocaine. Therefore, Petitioner is not entitled to an exemption from disqualification from employment.

99-003441 DEBBY SCLAFANI vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 11, 1999

Whether Petitioner's application to adopt L. H. should be granted.Petitioner had a restraining order against her to keep her from seeing a child that she wanted to adopt. The child wanted to be adopted by her current foster parents.

99-000226 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES vs VIRGINIA WALTER (1999)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 14, 1999

Whether Petitioner has grounds to deny the renewal of Respondent's license to operate a foster home.Foster care parent is not entitled to a renewal of her foster care license.

97-005478 SAMUEL WRIGHT AND RUBY WRIGHT vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 20, 1997

Whether Petitioners' application for renewal of their family foster home license should be denied on the grounds set forth in the October 17, 1997, letter that they received from the Department of Children and Family Services (Department). 1/Denial of foster family home license renewal was not warranted on grounds alleged in denial letter, where allegations against Petitioners successfully refuted.

97-002162 JOAN HYERS vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 09, 1997

Whether Petitioner's application for renewal of her family foster home license should be denied on the grounds set forth in the June 20, 1995, letter from the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS), Respondent's predecessor, to Petitioner.Foster parent, whose failure to supervise children in home led to one child being beat up by others, should be denied licensure.

96-000572 FLORIDA ADOPTION AND CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC. vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 30, 1996

Whether the Petitioner's license as a child-placing agency should have been renewed for the period from March 1, 1996, through February 28, 1997.Adoption agency violated interstate compact on placement of children and license should not be renewed..

97-004254 BETTY STEWART vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1997)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 11, 1997

Whether the Petitioner is entitled to renewal of a foster care license.Failure to require child to attend counseling sessions or obtain dental treatment demonstrate Petitioner unable to perform as foster parent. Additional basis for denial was Petitioner's lack of stable home.

96-001566 VICTORINE SMITH vs DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (1996)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Mar. 29, 1996

The issue for determination is whether Petitioner's foster care license should be revoked.Agency failed to demonstrate that licensee failed to meet the dietary needs of the foster children in her care. Foster care license should not be revoked.