Florida Statutes (Last Updated: April 21, 2021) |
TITLE VI. CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE |
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. |