Kimberly A. Scarano

Kimberly A. Scarano began her legal career in 2005 as an Assistant State Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas and Pasco County, Florida. During her time at the State Attorney’s Office, she tried misdemeanor, felony and juvenile delinquency cases. In 2008, she left the State Attorney’s Office and worked for seven years as a senior attorney for the Florida Department of Children and Families. As a senior attorney, she was responsible for all aspects of dependency child abuse cases, including termination of parental rights proceedings. She tried a variety of cases, many of which included cases of serious physical and sexual abuse. She also provided legal counsel to child protective investigators, case managers, and to adoptions case managers in her role as adoptions specialist. Ms. Scarano joined the law firm of Jeffrey P. Cario, P.A. in September of 2015. Since 2015 she has extensive experience litigating complex family law and custody matters. Ms. Scarano received her Juris Doctorate degree from the Stetson University School of Law in 2005 and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Central Florida in 2000. She is a member of the Florida Bar Association, Hernando Bar Association, and the Hernando-Citrus Inn of Court. Jeffrey P. Cario, P.A. concentrates its’ efforts on providing clients with quality, ethical representation in their family and criminal law cases. We personally attend to your case needs. Discuss your case with an attorney by scheduling a consultation. Call 352-773-3584 to speak to Brooksville and Spring Hill family and criminal lawyers.

• Associate Attorney

• Florida Department of Children and Families, Senior Attorney, 2008 - 2015
• Office of the State Attorney - Sixth Judicial Circuit, Assistant State Attorney, 2005 - 2008
• Languages
• English

• Dependency Court - New Clerks Academy (presenter), Florida Clerks & Comptrollers, 2017 - Present

• Cranney v. Cranney
• Citation: 206 So. 3d 162 (Fla. 2d DCA, 2016)
• Court: FL 2nd DCA
• Vilardi v. Vilardi
• Citation: 225 So.3d 395 (Fla. 5th DCA, 2017)
• Court: FL 5th DCA
• Johnson v. Johnson
• Citation: 268 So.3d 203 (Fla. 5th DCA, 2019)
• Doud v. Whiteaker
• Citation: 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 3882
• Holland v. Ferriero
• Citation: 236 So.3d 1103 (Fla. 5th DCA, 2017)
• N.M. v. Dep't of Children & Families
• Citation: 230 So.3d 1235 (Fla. 5th DCA, 2017)

• Florida, 2005

• Hernando/Citrus Inn of Court, 2013 - 2017
• Hernando County Bar Association, Present
• Florida Bar Association (Member)