Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Custody

When children are removed from the home of the parents or parent, the preference is to place the children with a relative. The relative must be approved by the department of social services before the children are placed with the relative.

Re: Custody

It's not exactly a right to them. In the course of removal, the Dept. of Children & Family Services is supposed to inquire about relatives and the willingness to take the children. DCFS does a home study and a background check of the adults living in the house and then can placed them there upon the approved home study, etc.