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WHEREAS, many children in Flagler, Putnam, St Johns and Volusia counties have been adjudicated dependent pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, and
WHEREAS, these children may be in the temporary or permanent legal custody of and residing with other family members, non-relatives, with the Department of Children and Families’ (hereafter “the Department”) foster homes, and
WHEREAS, the court recognizes the need for children to travel, from time to time, within or outside the State of Florida for emergency hurricane evacuations, while in the custody of adults other than their parents, and
WHEREAS, emergency weather conditions frequently occur in Florida requiring out-of-county and out-of-state travel, and
NOW THEREFORE, I JAMES R. CLAYTON, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby order that for safety reasons, all children under the jurisdiction of this circuit’s Dependency Court Divisions are permitted to travel within or outside of Florida, but not outside of the continental U.S., with their respective foster/shelter parents and/or custodians during hurricane emergencies.
TO BE RECORDED in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties.
DONE AND ORDERED in DeLand, Volusia County, Florida this 27th day of September 2022.
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