Florida bill aims to make child custody exchanges safer after mother murdered - WCJB
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB/FLORIDA CAPITOL BUREAU) - Florida state lawmakers will consider a proposal aimed at making custody exchanges safer. The bill known as Cassie's Law, would make every sheriff's office in the state a safe location for parents to swap custody of their kids. Right now, the courts often use other locations, such as shopping centers for this to happen. "We're going to make these custody exchanges safe, we're going to make them more secure," Rep. Joel Rudman, (R) Navarre, said. The law is named after Cassie Carli who disappeared from Navarre Beach after dropping off her child with her ex-boyfriend last year. Her body was found in a shallow grave in Alabama about a week later. "She always said if something happens to me, it's him. She was terrified of Marcus," Cassie's friend Stacy Cole said. Cold said Cassie's ex Marcus Spanevelo would often change the location where they exchanged custody, including to Navarre Beach when ...