Jesse SchecknerJuly 21, 2023
7min0
‘It’s also quite possible some idiot — whoever did this — may be bragging and someone might turn them in.’
Tag: Guardian ad Litem
Jesse SchecknerJuly 21, 2023Jesse SchecknerJuly 21, 2023
10min0
The bullet hole narrowly missed an infant rocker.
Renzo DowneyApril 24, 2021
4min1268
The Governor vetoed the funding last year because of the pandemic.
Jacob OglesJanuary 29, 2019
4min532
He wants a 12-month limit before kids removed from families return to permanent home.
Staff ReportsAugust 7, 2018
2min213
Court-appointed attorneys in Pinellas and Pasco counties are complaining they’re blocked from seeing key documents in the very cases they’re supposed to be defending. The Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel for the 2nd District filed a petition last week asking for online access to documents. The office was created by lawmakers to represent clients when […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2018
4min769
I’m writing to voice my opposition to a measure now before the Constitutional Revision Commission: To amend the state constitution to establish the right of all abused, neglected and abandoned children to their own attorneys in dependency court. After more than 40 years in law enforcement — including 26 as the statewide coordinator of FDLE’s […]
Les NeuhausMarch 30, 2017
5min401
A new film focusing on Florida’s troubled foster care system drew a large crowd at a screening in Gulfport Wednesday night. ‘Foster Shock’ is a documentary highlighting the ills of the state’s child welfare system showed how a government body had completely turned over the responsibility and care of children to contracted, for-profit companies, who, […]
Les NeuhausMarch 13, 20176min1234
A documentary film about Florida’s privatized child welfare and fostering programs — made by a Guardian ad Litem and filmmaker from Palm Beach — casts a draconian look at what happens to children when they are taken from abusive situations at home and become dependents of the state, at taxpayer expense, often to their peril. […]
Jim RosicaApril 29, 2016
3min269
The head of the state’s child-advocate program has made the final cut to become a north Florida circuit judge. The 2nd Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announced that Alan Abramowitz and five others had been recommended to Gov. Rick Scott to fill a slot being vacated by current Judge George Reynolds III. He sits in Tallahassee. Abramowitz, executive director of […]
Phil AmmannApril 1, 20166min219
Every day in Florida, volunteers serve at schools, senior centers, state parks, and non-profits. They mentor and tutor vulnerable students, restore Florida’s precious natural resources, provide meals to homebound individuals, and work with those with unique abilities. They make our communities safer, stronger and healthier. Volunteer Florida is proud to recognize April as Florida Volunteer […]