The Florida Senate

SB 2422: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Burt

Adoption; revises legislative intent re maintaining sibling groups in adoptions; authorizes married person to adopt without other spouse joining as petitioner if it is in best interests of child; revises requirements for notifying grandparent or father of impending adoption; provides requirements for identifying parents; removes requirement for home study prior to placement under certain circumstances, etc. Amends Ch. 63.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/22/2002	Senate	• Filed
  2/26/2002	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families -SJ 00320
  2/28/2002	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/05/02, 9:00 am, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
  3/22/2002	Senate	• Died in Committee on Judiciary

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• SB 2422, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/14/2002 at 1:08 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 775 (e2)	Adoption	Mahon	Compare	Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 592 (Ch. 2002-16) Location:
  S 1518 (c2)	Adoption	Campbell	Compare	Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar Location:

  Citations - Statutes (19)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  63.022	Legislative intent.
  63.039	Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions.
  63.042	Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
  63.0423	Procedures with respect to abandoned newborns.
  63.0425	Grandparent's right to adopt.
  63.062	Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue.
  63.082	Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; withdrawal of consent.
  63.085	Disclosure by adoption entity.
  63.087	Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions.
  63.088	Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; notice and service; diligent search.
  63.089	Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; hearing; grounds; dismissal of petition; judgment.
  63.092	Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study.
  63.097	Fees.
  63.102	Filing of petition for adoption or declaratory statement; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs.
  63.132	Affidavit of expenses and receipts.
  63.142	Hearing; judgment of adoption.
  63.172	Effect of judgment of adoption.
  63.207	Out-of-state placement.
  63.212	Prohibited acts; penalties for violation; preplanned adoption agreement.

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