Florida Laws
FLORIDA LAWS, DEFINITIONS: ABUSE, ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE
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ABUSE HOTLINE | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Any allegations a child was abused or neglected by a caregiver will be … transferred to the appropriate local law enforcement agency where the child lives.
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827.03 – STATUTES & CONSTITUTION :VIEW STATUTES : ONLINE SUNSHINE
www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?…Florida LegislatureOnline Sunshine Logo. Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature … 827.03 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties.—. (1) DEFINITIONS.
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39.201 – STATUTES & CONSTITUTION :VIEW STATUTES : ONLINE SUNSHINE
www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?…Florida LegislatureOfficial Internet Site of the Florida Legislature … 39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse …
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DEFINITIONS FROM FLORIDA STATUTES CHAPTER 39 (B) “CHILD ABUSE …
qol.nova.edu/pdf/DefinitionsfromFloridaStatutesChapter39.pdf(b) “Child abuse” means abandonment, abuse, harm, mental injury, neglect, … childor, in the absence of a parent or legal custodian, the caregiver, while being
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DCF REPORTING ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS – FLORIDA …
www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/abuse/publications/mandatedreporters.pdfThe name of any person reporting child abuse, neglect or abandonment, … protective services, the Florida Abuse Hotline, law enforcement, the Child Protection.
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CHAPTER 827 SECTION 03 – 2011 FLORIDA STATUTES – THE FLORIDA SENATE
Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child penalties. … A person who commits aggravated child abuse commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as …
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DEFINITIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/…/define.cfmProvides State laws that define the conduct, acts, and omissions that constitute child abuse or neglect that must be reported to child protective agencies.
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CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SOURCEBOOK FOR FLORIDA SCHOOL PERSONNEL
www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/chiabuse.pdfFlorida Department of Educationby COF FORM – Related articlesRecognizing the Abused or Neglected Child . … ……………………………………7. C. Indicators of Child Abuse and Neglect . … A. Florida Law on Reporting Child Abuse .
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A PROFESSIONALS GUIDE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN FLORIDA
fssjax.org/pdf/FSS-Abuse-prevention.pdfthe first line of defense against child abuse and neglect. Suspicion on the part of a teacher, school nurse, childcare provider, physician or law enforcement officer
… Florida Department of Children and Families – All Programs
Adoption and Foster Care- Adopt Us – Information on Foster Care and Adoption
- Becoming a Foster Parent – Children’s Home Society
- Florida Adoption Information Guide
Domestic Violence