R.W. v. DCF

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JULY TERM 2006 R.W., MOTHER OF A.W., A CHILD, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D06-1828 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed November 14, 2006 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County, S. Sue Robbins , Judge. Shirley Clark Ayers, Ocala, for Appellant. Ralph J. McMurphy, Department of Children and Families, Wildwood, for Appellee. Thomas Wade Young, of Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program, Orlando. PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See D.D. v. Dep t of Children & Families, 849 So. 2d 473 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) (holding that dependency statute s 30-day time limitation during which to hold an adjudicatory hearing in a dependenc y case is not mandatory for protection of parent s rights, but directory for protection of child; State s compelling interest to protect well-being of child is paramount to parent s rights, and other sections of dependency statute allow for continuances and extensions when in best interests of child). GRIFFIN, PALMER and ORFINGER, JJ., concur. 2

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