Case Name: Brenda SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-06-17
Citations: 509 So. 2d 1157
Docket Number: No. 86-3050
Parties: Brenda SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and LEHAN and FRANK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 509
Pages: 1157–1158

Head Matter:
Brenda SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, Appellee.
No. 86-3050.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 17, 1987.
Rehearing Denied July 23, 1987.
James L. Essenson, Sarasota, for appellant.
James R. DeFurio of Steves, Busch & Cole, Sarasota, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this action for the permanent removal of two children from their mother, the mother appeals from a nonfinal order denying her motion for the release of the children from HRS custody. We affirm.
We do not conclude that a memorandum which HRS filed with the court insufficiently provided the written reasons required by section 409.168(6)(a), Florida Statutes (1985), for the delay in the permanent commitment process. Also, we conclude that the argument that that section, by permitting such a delay, was unconstitutional is without merit.
Affirmed.
CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and LEHAN and FRANK, JJ., concur.