tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244532973936681387.post8847827747451483530..comments2023-04-17T11:10:07.810-04:00Comments on The Law Office of Michael L. Rich: Details of Temporary Custody Hearing in Orlando paper or And Yet Something Else Not to Do to Your ChildZensho Martin Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911257858994892587noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244532973936681387.post-52383151551077894802010-07-28T14:38:03.402-04:002010-07-28T14:38:03.402-04:00It is unusual for reporters to be in court for the...It is unusual for reporters to be in court for these things, but it seems to have started happening with Rifka's case -- her family in Ohio is Muslim, she converted and ended up here in Orlando. Perhaps it was because secrecy surrounding DCF's activities fueled a lot of suspicion and publicity in recent years. Florida doesn't appoint attorneys to represent children; DCF attorneys are doing better at it, but until recently were expected to be Mafia-style mouthpieces for the agency and child safety be damned. Meanwhile, the compassionate conservatives in Tallahassee capped compensation for attorneys appointed to represent parents at 800 bucks per case for the first year, 200 more if it drags into another year. And that is the short version of how dependency court here stays stupid.Attorney@TownesLaw.comnoreply@blogger.com