HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                   Bill No. HB 141   Barcode 084865
    Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Committee on Child & Family Security offered the
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14         Amendment 
15         On page 20, lines 1-29,
16  remove from the bill:  those lines
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18  and insert in lieu thereof:  
19         (2)  If a court finds that a consent to adoption or an
20  affidavit of nonpaternity taken under this chapter was
21  obtained by fraud or under duress attributable to the adoption
22  entity, the court must award all sums paid by the prospective
23  adoptive parents or on their behalf in anticipation of or in
24  connection with the adoption. the court may also award
25  reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the
26  prospective adoptive parents in connection with the adoption
27  and any litigation related to placement or adoption of a
28  minor. The court must award reasonable attorney's fees and
29  costs, if any, incurred by the person whose consent or
30  affidavit was obtained by fraud or under duress. Any award
31  under this subsection to the prospective adoptive parents or
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    File original & 9 copies    02/13/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 141 Barcode 084865 Amendment No. 2 (for drafter's use only) 1 to the person whose consent or affidavit was obtained by fraud 2 or under duress must be paid directly to them by the adoption 3 entity or by any applicable insurance carrier on behalf of the 4 adoption entity. 5 (3) If a person whose consent to an adoption is 6 required under s. 63.062 prevails in an action to set aside a 7 judgment terminating parental rights pending adoption, or a 8 judgment of adoption, the court must award reasonable 9 attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party. An award 10 under this subsection must be paid by the adoption entity or 11 by any applicable insurance carrier on behalf of the adoption 12 entity if the court finds that the acts or omissions of the 13 entity were the basis for the court's order granting relief to 14 the prevailing party. 15 (4) The Clerk of the Court must forward to: (a) The 16 Florida Bar any order that imposes sanctions under this 17 section against an attorney acting as an adoption entity; (b) 18 the Department of Children and Family Services any order that 19 imposes sanctions under this section against a licensed 20 child-placing agency or a child-placing agency licensed in 21 another state that is qualified by the department; and (c) The 22 entity under s. 409.176(5) that certifies child-caring 23 agencies any order that imposes sanctions under this section 24 against a child-caring agency registered under s. 409.176. The 25 order must be forwarded within 30 days after the date that the 26 order was issues. 27 28 29 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 02/13/01 hcf0003 10:48 am 00141-cfs -084865