Knowledge and Information Distribution Site
Courts
Knowledge and Information Distribution Site
Courts
Resources from the Office of the State Courts Administrator
- A Caregiver's Guide to Dependency Court
- A Parent's Guide to Dependency Court brochure (with case plan insert)
- Florida's Dependency Benchbook for Judges (Online Benchbook)
- Florida's Family Court Tool Kit: Trauma and Child Development (Online Toolkit)
- What's Happening in Dependency Court- A Guide for Young Children
Additional Guides and Tools
- Engaging Parents in Child Abuse and Neglect Hearings lessons Learned from Judicial Leaders (NCJFCJ, 2019)
- F4CF.org - Florida Dependency Law Center
- Helping Traumatized Children - Tips for Judges
- Judicial Checklist Regarding Engaging Fathers
- Lawyer's Manual on Domestic Violence: Representing the Victim (2015)
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges - Trauma Informed Systems of Care
- The CCC Preliminary Protective Hearing Benchcard (to reduce disproportionality and disparities)