{"id":636,"date":"2021-06-08T17:32:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T21:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wootest.local\/blog\/2021\/06\/08\/what-is-a-dcf-intervention\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T18:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T23:54:15","slug":"what-is-a-dcf-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/what-is-a-dcf-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a DCF Intervention?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RobBlogHeader.png\" alt=\"Rob Blog Header.png\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Question: What is a DCF Intervention?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/robertwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Rob Webster<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong> Intervention is a process by which a child who has been sheltered by the Department of Children &amp; Families can be adopted privately by prospective adoptive parents of the birth parents&#8217; choosing. In order to effectuate an<a href=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/intervention\"> intervention<\/a>, the intervenor must file (1) the consent to adoption of at least one parent and (2) an approved adoptive home study. Interventions are highly effective in (1) dramatically reducing the time necessary to adopt the child who has been sheltered, (2) reducing the red tape involved in dealing with state agencies, and (3) eliminating the complications of a having previously unidentified relative come forward to adopt in the 11th hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong><em>More about Rob: <\/em><\/strong>Rob is a board-certified adoption attorney in the firm\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampa office<\/a> whose practice focuses on litigation &amp; appeals arising from contested adoptions and includes the representation of adoption agencies, adoptive parents, and other adoption attorneys in contested adoption proceedings. Rob has filed briefs in each district court of appeal in Florida, the Florida Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court. He also specializes in DCF Interventions, enabling children in the foster care system to be adopted privately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong><em>Have a question about DCF Intervention in Florida? We\u2019ve got answers! Send Rob your question today!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-block-button-container--center\" data-animation-role=\"button\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-button-size=\"medium\"><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-block-button-element\" href=\"mailto:rob@jtatelaw.com?cc=brittney%40jtatelaw.com\">Email Rob<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Would you like to learn more about Adoption Law and available adoption grants, resources and more? <a href=\"mailto:brittney@jtatelaw.com?subject=Subscribe%20to%20Newsletter&amp;body=Please%20sign%20me%20up%20for%20your%20informative%20newsletter!\">Click here to subscribe to our email Newsletter now!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Intervention is a process by which a child who has been sheltered by the Department of Children &amp; Families can be adopted privately by prospective adoptive parents of the birth parents&#8217; choosing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,9,18,13],"tags":[17,8,26,27],"sk_formats":[46],"class_list":["post-636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adoption","category-adoption-attorney","category-adoption-law","category-legal","tag-adoption","tag-adoption-attorney","tag-adoption-intervention","tag-dcf","sk_formats-articles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Understanding DCF Interventions in Florida Adoptions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the Department of Children and Families (DCF) interventions, why they occur, and how they impact the adoption process.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/what-is-a-dcf-intervention\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Understanding DCF Interventions in Florida Adoptions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about the Department of Children and Families (DCF) interventions, why they occur, and how they impact the adoption process.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/blog\/what-is-a-dcf-intervention\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Florida Adoption Attorney\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/THW.AdoptionandSurrogacyAttorneys\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-08T21:32:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-03T23:54:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/floridaadoptionattorney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RobBlogHeader.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Robert L. 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