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Chapter 63

Fla. Stat. ch. 63

Adoption

63.012Short title 63.022Legislative intent 63.032Definitions 63.037Proceedings applicable to cases resulting from a termination of parental rights under chapter 39 63.039Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions 63.042Who may be adopted; who may adopt 63.0422Prohibited conditions on adoptions; firearms and ammunition 63.0423Procedures with respect to surrendered infants 63.072Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived 63.0425Grandparent’s right to notice 63.0427Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives 63.043Mandatory screening or testing for sickle-cell trait prohibited 63.052Guardians designated; proof of commitment 63.053Rights and responsibilities of an unmarried biological father; legislative findings 63.054Actions required by an unmarried biological father to establish parental rights; Florida Putative Father Registry 63.0541Public records exemption for the Florida Putative Father Registry 63.062Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue 63.063Responsibility of parents for actions; fraud or misrepresentation; contesting termination of parental rights and adoption 63.064Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived 63.082Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent 63.085Disclosure by adoption entity 63.087Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions 63.088Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; notice and service; diligent search 63.089Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; hearing; grounds; dismissal of petition; judgment 63.092Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study 63.097Fees 63.102Filing of petition for adoption or declaratory statement; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs 63.112Petition for adoption; description; report or recommendation, exceptions; mailing 63.122Notice of hearing on petition 63.125Final home investigation 63.132Affidavit of expenses and receipts 63.135Information to be submitted to the court 63.142Hearing; judgment of adoption 63.152Application for new birth record 63.185Residency requirement 63.162Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature 63.165State registry of adoption information; duty to inform and explain 63.167State adoption information center 63.301Advisory council on adoption 63.172Effect of judgment of adoption 63.182Statute of repose 63.192Recognition of foreign judgment or decree affecting adoption 63.202Authority to license; adoption of rules 63.207Out-of-state placement 63.212Prohibited acts; penalties for violation 63.213Preplanned adoption agreement 63.219Sanctions 63.222Effect on prior adoption proceedings 63.232Duty of person adopting 63.2325Conditions for invalidation of a consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity 63.233Rulemaking authority 63.235Petitions filed before effective date; governing law 63.236Petitions filed before July 1, 2008; governing law