Florida Statutes Part X - Termination Of Parental Rights (Ss. 39.801-39.815)

• 39.801 - Procedures And Jurisdiction; Notice; Service Of Process.
  (1) All procedures, including petitions, pleadings, subpoenas, summonses, and hearings, in termination of parental rights proceedings shall be according to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure...
• 39.802 - Petition For Termination Of Parental Rights; Filing; Elements.
  (1) All proceedings seeking an adjudication to terminate parental rights pursuant to this chapter must be initiated by the filing of an original petition by the...
• 39.803 - Identity Or Location Of Parent Unknown After Filing Of Termination Of Parental Rights Petition; Special Procedures.
  (1) If the identity or location of a parent is unknown and a petition for termination of parental rights is filed, the court shall conduct the...
• 39.804 - Penalties For False Statements Of Paternity.
  Any male person or any mother of a dependent child who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement concerning the paternity of a child in...
• 39.805 - No Answer Required.
  No answer to the petition or any other pleading need be filed by any child or parent, but any matters which might be set forth...
• 39.8055 - Requirement To File A Petition To Terminate Parental Rights; Exceptions.
  (1) The department shall file a petition to terminate parental rights within 60 days after any of the following if:(a) The child is not returned to the...
• 39.806 - Grounds For Termination Of Parental Rights.
  (1) Grounds for the termination of parental rights may be established under any of the following circumstances:(a) When the parent or parents have voluntarily executed a written...
• 39.807 - Right To Counsel; Guardian Ad Litem.
  (1)(a) At each stage of the proceeding under this part, the court shall advise the parent of the right to have counsel present. The court shall...
• 39.808 - Advisory Hearing; Pretrial Status Conference.
  (1) An advisory hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights must be held as soon as possible after all parties have been served with a...
• 39.809 - Adjudicatory Hearing.
  (1) In a hearing on a petition for termination of parental rights, the court shall consider the elements required for termination. Each of these elements must...
• 39.810 - Manifest Best Interests Of The Child.
  In a hearing on a petition for termination of parental rights, the court shall consider the manifest best interests of the child. This consideration shall...
• 39.811 - Powers Of Disposition; Order Of Disposition.
  (1) If the court finds that the grounds for termination of parental rights have not been established by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall:(a) If grounds...
• 39.812 - Postdisposition Relief; Petition For Adoption.
  (1) If the department is given custody of a child for subsequent adoption in accordance with this chapter, the department may place the child with an...
• 39.813 - Continuing Jurisdiction.
  The court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall retain exclusive jurisdiction...
• 39.814 - Oaths, Records, And Confidential Information.
  (1) The judge, clerks or deputy clerks, and authorized agents of the department shall each have the power to administer oaths and affirmations.(2) The court shall make...
• 39.815 - Appeal.
  (1) Any child, any parent or guardian ad litem of any child, any other party to the proceeding who is affected by an order of the...

Last modified: September 23, 2016