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751.011  Definitions.--As used in ss. 751.01-751.05, the term:

(1)  "Extended family" is any family composed of the minor child and a relative of the child who is the child's brother, sister, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin.

(2)  "Putative father" is a man who reasonably believes himself to be the biological father of the minor child, but who is unable to prove his paternity due to the absence of the mother of the child.

History.--s. 2, ch. 93-104; s. 4, ch. 96-305.