Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

You might want to petition the juvenile dependency courts for reunification based upon the fact that you have had your child in your home for 4 years and have been properly caring for him during that time. Before you do this motion, however, you will want to make sure that you have complied with all of the requirements of your case plan (i.e., attended therapy if required, completed all classes recommended under the case plan, stayed drug free if that is part of the case plan, etc.). Filing the motion would be the best way to safely get legal custody of your child back. Anything short of that may get you into some trouble even if DCF knew about the situation. In fact, if they did know that you had the child living with you for four years, you may want to speak with the social worker about filing the motion for you and making the recommendation that you should be reunified with your child.