Florida Chapter 63 — Adoption

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