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J.F. v. Department of Children & Families3D2025-2476

Court
3rd DCA
Decided
2026-05-06
Case
Dependency
Appellant
Mother
County
Miami-Dade

Affirmed Order affirmed on authority that a court may order a parent's mental health evaluation when her condition is in controversy and good cause exists.

Issue
Discovery, subpoenas & compelled examinations
Facts
Parent's mental illness

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       Third District Court of Appeal
                               State of Florida
                          Opinion filed May 6, 2026.
       Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
                            ________________
                             No. 3D25-2476
                      Lower Tribunal No. D11-15009
                          ________________

                            J.F., the Mother,
                                  Appellant,
                                     vs.
           Department of Children and Families, et al.,
                                 Appellees.

    An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Carlos Guzman, Judge.
     J.F., in proper person.
      Karla F. Perkins, for appellee Department of Children & Families; Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb and Laura J. Lee (Tallahassee), for appellee Guardian ad Litem. Before SCALES, C.J., and LINDSEY and GOODEN, JJ.
     PER CURIAM.
      Affirmed. See E.P.V. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 
278 So. 3d 749
, 750 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019) (“Under Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.250 and section 39.407(15), Florida Statutes (2018), where the Mother’s mental condition is in controversy and good cause is shown, the trial court may order a mental health evaluation.”). 

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