Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office Highlights 2022-2023 Budget Accomplishments

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Interim Executive Director Dennis Moore recognizes the success of
the 2022 Legislative Session, which provides Florida Guardian ad Litem the opportunity to
represent every child who has been abused, neglected, or abandoned and in the dependency
court proceedings through no fault of their own.

“I want to thank Governor DeSantis for his leadership and vision that all children in Florida grow
up safe, healthy, and educated with the ability to thrive,” said Dennis Moore, Interim Executive
Director of Guardian ad Litem. “During the 2022 Legislative Session, the Governor and the
Florida Legislature provided access to the resources necessary for the Florida Guardian ad Litem
Office to represent and advocate for every abused and neglected child in the dependency court
system for the first time in Florida’s history.”

Highlights from the FY 2022-2023 budget:

  • Legislative authority to spend $4.4 million of federal Title IV-E funding to represent abused,
    abandoned, and neglected children in the dependency court system. This will create 67.5
    Full-Time Equivalent positions funded by federal dollars to represent 100% of Florida’s
    eligible abused, neglected, and abandoned children.
  • $60,000 to train 20 Guardian ad Litem employees at the Florida State University Certified
    Public Manager program to enhance Guardian ad Litem volunteer retention.
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