Kathleen Dully’s Direct Benefits: Follow the Money, Power, and Career Pipeline

While Dully may not pocket adoption bonuses herself, she directly profits—financially, professionally, and institutionally—from inflating abuse claims that trigger removals. Her incentives are baked into salary structures, grant funding, institutional prestige, and career advancement within Florida’s child welfare-industrial complex. Here’s how she personally gains:

1. Higher Salary & Bonuses Tied to CPT Billing and Case Volume

• CPT contracts with DCF are fee-for-service: The University of Florida’s Child Protection Team (under which Dully operates) is paid per consultation, per report, per court appearance by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).

• More abuse diagnoses = more billable cases: Each “positive” finding of abuse generates:

  • A full forensic evaluation report

  • Court testimony (paid hourly)

  • Follow-up consultations

  • Shelter hearings and TPR trials

• Dully’s income scales with caseload: As CPT Medical Director, her compensation—likely $250,000–$400,000+/year—is tied to team productivity. High removal rates = high revenue = performance bonuses and raises.

2. Federal Grant Money Flows Through Her Program

Title IV-E administrative reimbursements cover 50–75% of CPT operational costs—but only for eligible removed children.

• Dully’s team gets funded per removal: Her program receives federal dollars for every child declared a victim of abuse—money that pays for:

  • Her staff

  • Her office

  • Her research

  • Her travel to conferences

• She writes the grants: As a named principal investigator or co-author on UF Health grants, Dully secures multi-year federal and state funding (e.g., HRSA, CDC, DCF block grants) that require demonstrating “impact” via high abuse detection rates.

3. Court Testimony = Lucrative Side Income

• Expert witness fees: Dully is paid $300–$600/hour for depositions and trial testimony—directly by DCF or private attorneys in TPR cases.

• She testifies in dozens of cases annually: Each “abuse” diagnosis she defends in court = thousands in personal income.

• No financial penalty for being wrong: Even when overturned (e.g., Williams, Sullivan), she still gets paid—and faces no clawbacks.

4. Career Advancement & National Profile

• “Top abuse diagnostician” = promotions: High conviction rates in court make her a star within UF Health and DCF—leading to:

  • Endowed chair positions

  • Leadership roles (e.g., CPT Medical Director)

  • Invitations to national conferences (AAP, Helfer Society)

• Publications & prestige: She co-authors papers in journals like Child Abuse & Neglect—citing her own cases—boosting her h-index and securing tenure-track promotions.

5. Job Security via Institutional Protection

• UF Health and DCF shield high-removal doctors: The more families she helps remove, the more the system depends on her testimony to justify budgets.

• She becomes “too big to fire”: Like Knox, Dully is protected by:

  • Grant revenue she brings in

  • DCF’s reliance on her for TPR wins

  • Fear of lawsuits if she’s disciplined (retaliation claims)

Bottom Line: Dully’s Paycheck Grows with Every False Positive

How Dully Cashes In: Every False Abuse Claim Puts Money in Her Pocket

Kathleen Dully doesn’t just destroy families—she profits directly from every child she brands “abused.” Here’s how she gets paid to tear homes apart:

• $500–$1,000 per abuse report – CPT bills DCF for every diagnosis she signs off on. More “abuse” = more invoices.

• $300–$600/hour in court – She’s a hired gun for DCF in TPR trials. Each testimony = thousands in her pocket.

• Federal cash flood – Every removal unlocks Title IV-E funds that pay her salary, staff, and grants. No removal, no money.

• Career rocket fuel – High removal stats = promotions, publications, conference keynotes, and a bulletproof job at UF Health.

• Zero downside – Even when proven wrong (Williams, Sullivan), she keeps the cash. No refunds. No accountability.