- (1) When a child has lived with a grandparent for at least 6 months within the 24-month period immediately preceding the filing of a petition for termination of parental rights pending adoption, the adoption entity shall provide notice to that grandparent of the hearing on the petition for termination of parental rights pending adoption.
- (2) This section shall not apply if the placement for adoption is a result of the death of the child's parent and a different preference is stated in the parent's will.
- (3) This section shall not apply in stepparent adoptions.
- (4) Nothing in this section shall contravene the provisions of s. 63.142(4).
History.--s. 1, ch. 87-397; s. 10, ch. 2001-3; s. 6, ch. 2003-58.