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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter 409
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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409.404 Agreements between party state officers and agencies.
(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.

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State, Dept. of Child. & Fam. Servs. v. LG, 801 So. 2d 1047 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 18240, 2001 WL 1645365

...[3] If the Department determines that the assistance of a social worker in Georgia is required, it may "enter into agreements 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....
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Guardian Ad Litem v. Dep't of Child. & Families (Fla. 5th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...receiving states themselves to decide in the first instance which state has return authority, and whether (and how) that authority is 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....
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State Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Castagnino, 429 So. 2d 102 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18973

...The question of residency is one for the legislature. If the department finds that it cannot properly investigate nonresidents, it should petition the legislature for a change in the law. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of cer-tiorari. CAMPBELL and LEHAN, JJ., concur. . We note that section 409.404, Florida Statutes (1981), provides that any requirement for the supervision of children under chapter 63 may be performed pursuant to an agreement entered into according to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children....
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Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Lasky Baby, 416 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19748

Children, Section 409.401, Florida Statutes; Section 409.-404, Florida Statutes. Accordingly, we conclude