39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.— (1) A disposition hearing shall be conducted by the court, if the court finds that the facts alleged in the petition for dependency were proven in the adjudicatory hearing, or if the parents or legal custodians have consented to the finding of dependency or admitted the allegations in the petition, have […]
39.522 Postdisposition change of custody.— (1) The court may change the temporary legal custody or the conditions of protective supervision at a postdisposition hearing, without the necessity of another adjudicatory hearing. (2)(a) At any time before a child is residing in the permanent placement approved at the permanency hearing, a child who has been placed in the child’s […]
39.523 Placement in out-of-home care.— (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.— (a) The Legislature finds that it is a basic tenet of child welfare practice and the law that a child be placed in the least restrictive, most family-like setting available in close proximity to the home of his or her parents which meets the needs of the child, […]
39.524 Safe-harbor placement.— (1) Except as provided in s. 39.407 or s. 985.801, a dependent child 6 years of age or older who is suspected of being or has been found to be a victim of commercial sexual exploitation as defined in s. 409.016 must be assessed, and the department or a sheriff’s office acting under s. […]
