HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                Bill No. CS/HB 141   Barcode 665351
    Amendment No. 06 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Lynn offered the following:
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14         On page 78, remove from the bill lines 21-23 and
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16  insert:  When a petition for a declaratory statement as to the
17  adoption contract is filed prior to the commencement of
18  proceedings to terminate parental rights, it must be filed in
19  accordance with the venue requirements for the filing of the
20  petition terminating parental rights under s. 63.087. Pursuant
21  to s. 63.087, a previously filed petition for a declaratory
22  statement filed under this section must be consolidated with a
23  related subsequently filed petition for termination of
24  parental rights.  If the petition for declaratory statement is
25  filed after the judgement terminating parental rights has been
26  entered, the action for declaratory statement must be
27  consolidated with any related petition for adoption.  Only one
28  filing fee may be assessed for
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