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Agreements between party state officers and agencies.§ 409.404

Chapter 409 · Part I · Social and Economic Assistance › Interstate Compacts · 2026 Florida Statutes

2 opinions cite § 409.404

  1. Guardian ad Litem Program v. Department of Children & Families 5D2024-3280 · 5th DCA 2025

    Certiorari / writ denied This opinion cites § 409.404 1 time, the section generally

    Certiorari denied because binding Fellows precedent lets the receiving state rescind an ICPC placement; the court urged reconsidering Fellows.

    …shared. There’s no reason that the states could not provide such terms, whether in a memorandum of understanding or other form of agreement. See § 409.404, Fla. Stat. (authorizing interstate agreements pursuant to Article V(b) of the ICPC). Under this reading of the ICPC, Fellows erred by supplying an answer…

  2. Department of Children & Family Services v. L.G. 801 So. 2d 1047 · 1D01-1984 · 1st DCA 2001

    Certiorari / writ denied This opinion cites § 409.404 1 time: (1)

    · cited by 12 in all courts

    Certiorari denied: ICPC Article III approval was not required for a mother with lawful custody to relocate her dependent child to Georgia.

    …with appropriate officers or agencies [in Georgia] ... pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children." § 409.404(1), Fla. Stat. (2000). The Department having failed to show that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of law, the petition for writ of…

0 admin code rules cite § 409.404

DCF's rules in Chapter 65C, Florida Administrative Code, that cite it or name it as the law they implement.

No admin code rule cites § 409.404.

2 CFOPs cite § 409.404

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  1. CFOP 170-1 Florida Child Welfare Practice Model p. 7
  2. CFOP 170-19 Interstate Compact On The Placement Of Children p. 3

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(1) The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, s. 409.401. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state or subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the Secretary of Children and Families in the case of the state.

(2) Any requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under the provisions of chapter 63 and this chapter shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof as contemplated by paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, s. 409.401.

History. ss. 5, 6, ch. 74-317; s. 122, ch. 97-101; s. 191, ch. 2014-19.