eLaws of Florida

 

  CHAPTER 63. ADOPTION  


SECTION 63.012. Short title.
SECTION 63.022. Legislative intent.
SECTION 63.032. Definitions.
SECTION 63.037. Proceedings applicable to cases resulting from a termination of parental rights under chapter 39.
SECTION 63.039. Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions.
SECTION 63.042. Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
SECTION 63.0422. Prohibited conditions on adoptions; firearms and ammunition.
SECTION 63.0423. Procedures with respect to surrendered infants.
SECTION 63.0425. Grandparent’s right to notice.
SECTION 63.0427. Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives.
SECTION 63.043. Mandatory screening or testing for sickle-cell trait prohibited.
SECTION 63.052. Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
SECTION 63.053. Rights and responsibilities of an unmarried biological father; legislative findings.
SECTION 63.054. Actions required by an unmarried biological father to establish parental rights; Florida Putative Father Registry.
SECTION 63.0541. Public records exemption for the Florida Putative Father Registry.
SECTION 63.062. Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue.
SECTION 63.063. Responsibility of parents for actions; fraud or misrepresentation; contesting termination of parental rights and adoption.
SECTION 63.064. Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived.
SECTION 63.082. Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent.
SECTION 63.085. Disclosure by adoption entity.
SECTION 63.087. Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions.
SECTION 63.088. Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; notice and service; diligent search.
SECTION 63.089. Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; hearing; grounds; dismissal of petition; judgment.
SECTION 63.092. Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study.
SECTION 63.093. Adoption of children from the child welfare system.
SECTION 63.097. Fees.
SECTION 63.102. Filing of petition for adoption or declaratory statement; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs.
SECTION 63.112. Petition for adoption; description; report or recommendation, exceptions; mailing.
SECTION 63.122. Notice of hearing on petition.
SECTION 63.125. Final home investigation.
SECTION 63.132. Affidavit of expenses and receipts.
SECTION 63.135. Information to be submitted to the court.
SECTION 63.142. Hearing; judgment of adoption.
SECTION 63.152. Application for new birth record.
SECTION 63.162. Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature.
SECTION 63.165. State registry of adoption information; duty to inform and explain.
SECTION 63.167. State adoption information center.
SECTION 63.172. Effect of judgment of adoption.
SECTION 63.182. Statute of repose.
SECTION 63.192. Recognition of foreign judgment or decree affecting adoption.
SECTION 63.202. Authority to license; adoption of rules.
SECTION 63.207. Out-of-state placement.
SECTION 63.212. Prohibited acts; penalties for violation.
SECTION 63.213. Preplanned adoption agreement.
SECTION 63.219. Sanctions.
SECTION 63.222. Effect on prior adoption proceedings.
SECTION 63.232. Duty of person adopting.
SECTION 63.2325. Conditions for invalidation of a consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity.
SECTION 63.233. Rulemaking authority.
SECTION 63.235. Petitions filed before effective date; governing law.
SECTION 63.236. Petitions filed before July 1, 2008; governing law.