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Publications
General Family Court Issues
Compendiums
Steering Committee Reports
Tool Kits
- 2009 Florida's Family Court Toolkit I PDF and RTF
Unified Family Courts
Other
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Domestic Violence
Benchbooks
- 2008 Domestic Violence Benchbook RTF and PDF
Brochures
Checklists
Newsletter
- Domestic Violence Review, May 2010 RTF and PDF
- Domestic Violence Review, November 2009 RTF and Word
- Domestic Violence Review, June 2009 RTF and Word
- Domestic Violence Review, December 2008 RTF and PDF
Videos
These videos require Windows Media Player. For a free download of Windows Media Player, visit the Microsoft website.
Other
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Dependency
Benchbooks
Chapter 39 Florida Statutes
Checklists
- Educational Checklist RTF and PDF
- Independent Living Services Checklist RTF and PDF
- Physical, Mental, and Dental Checklist RTF and PDF
Children in Court
- The ABA benchcards:
- Florida Benchcard: Children and the Court RTF and PDF
- Bar-Youth Empowerment Project - The American Bar Association.
- Legal Authority for Including Children in Court RTF and PDF
- Articles
related to involving children in court proceedings:
- The New York State Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children, Tools for Engaging Children in Their Court Proceeding. (2008)
- Children and Procedural Justice, 44 Court Review 36. (2008)
- With Me, Not Without Me: How to Involve Children in Court, 26 Child L. Prac. 129. (2007)
- Seen and Heard: Involving Children in Dependency Court. 25 Child L. Prac. 149. (2006)
- Where Are All the Children? Increasing Youth Participation in Dependency Proceedings, 12 J. Juv. L. & Pol’y 233. (2008)
- The Effect of Youth Presence in Dependency Court Proceedings, Juv. & Fam. Just. Today, Fall 2006, at 16.
- Maltreated Children’s Understanding of and Emotional Reactions to Dependency Court Involvement, Behav. Sci. & L. (2009)
- Safety, Permanency and Well-Being for Children in Foster Care. (2004)
- Home at Last and the Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles, My Voice, My Life, My Future, (2006)
- Questions Every Judge and Lawyer Should Ask About Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System. (2002)
Concurrent Case Planning
Court Guides
Hearing Benchcards
- Florida Benchcard: Shelter Hearings RTF and PDF
OCI Fact Sheets
- Developmental Disability Fact Sheet RTF and PDF
- Master Trusts Fact Sheet RTF and PDF
- Paternity Fact Sheet RTF and PDF
- Sibling Fact Sheet RTF and PDF
Other
Risk Assessment Safety Tool
Videos
Make Your Voice Heard: A guide to Dependency Court - The following video is for youth ages 12 to 18. It explains what happens in dependency court and encourages youth to participate in their hearings.
A Family Guide to Dependency Court - The following video was jointly developed by the Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court and the Office of Court Improvement. It provides an overview of the dependency court system for parents involved in the system.
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Juvenile Delinquency
Chapter 985 Florida Statutes
- 2008 Chapter 985, Florida Statues with flowchart and excerpts from Fla. Juv. R. P.
- Delinquency Flow Chart
RTF and PDF
- 2008 Chapter 985
RTF and PDF
- Juvenile Rules Excerpts RTF and PDF
Other
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Drug Court
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Miscellaneous
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