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FLORIDA STATUTES AND CODES
Chapter 63 ADOPTION
- 63.012 Short title.
- 63.022 Legislative intent.
- 63.032 Definitions.
- 63.037 Proceedings applicable to cases resulting from a termination of parental rights under chapter 39.
- 63.039 Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions.
- 63.042 Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
- 63.0422 Prohibited conditions on adoptions; firearms and ammunition.
- 63.0423 Procedures with respect to surrendered infants.
- 63.0425 Grandparent’s right to notice.
- 63.0427 Adopted minor’s right to continued communication or contact with siblings and other relatives.
- 63.043 Mandatory screening or testing for sickle-cell trait prohibited.
- 63.052 Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
- 63.053 Rights and responsibilities of an unmarried biological father; legislative findings.
- 63.054 Actions required by an unmarried biological father to establish parental rights; Florida Putative Father Registry.
- 63.0541 Public records exemption for the Florida Putative Father Registry.
- 63.062 Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue.
- 63.063 Responsibility of parents for actions; fraud or misrepresentation; contesting termination of parental rights and adoption.
- 63.064 Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived.
- 63.082 Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; withdrawal of consent.
- 63.085 Disclosure by adoption entity.
- 63.087 Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions.
- 63.088 Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; notice and service; diligent search.
- 63.089 Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; hearing; grounds; dismissal of petition; judgment.
- 63.092 Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study.
- 63.097 Fees.
- 63.102 Filing of petition for adoption or declaratory statement; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs.
- 63.112 Petition for adoption; description; report or recommendation, exceptions; mailing.
- 63.122 Notice of hearing on petition.
- 63.125 Final home investigation.
- 63.132 Affidavit of expenses and receipts.
- 63.135 Information to be submitted to the court.
- 63.142 Hearing; judgment of adoption.
- 63.152 Application for new birth record.
- 63.162 Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature.
- 63.165 State registry of adoption information; duty to inform and explain.
- 63.167 State adoption information center.
- 63.172 Effect of judgment of adoption.
- 63.182 Statute of repose.
- 63.192 Recognition of foreign judgment or decree affecting adoption.
- 63.202 Authority to license; adoption of rules.
- 63.207 Out-of-state placement.
- 63.212 Prohibited acts; penalties for violation.
- 63.213 Preplanned adoption agreement.
- 63.219 Sanctions.
- 63.222 Effect on prior adoption proceedings.
- 63.232 Duty of person adopting.
- 63.2325 Conditions for revocation of a consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity.
- 63.233 Rulemaking authority.
- 63.235 Petitions filed before effective date; governing law.
- 63.236 Petitions filed before July 1, 2008; governing law.
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