The Florida Senate

SB 2154: Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Campbell

Adoption; provides that judgement of adoption is voidable under certain circumstances if court finds that person whose consent is required gave false information; provides court in this state retains jurisdiction until adoption is finalized in this or in another state; provides that if unmarried biological father fails to take actions that are available to him to establish relationship with his child, his parental interest may be lost entirely, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/7/2005	Senate	• Filed
  3/16/2005	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judiciary -SJ 00209
  5/6/2005	Senate	• Died in Committee on Children and Families

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• SB 2154, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2005 at 1:27 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 1299 (e1)	Adoption	Mahon	Similar	Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Messages Location:

  Citations - Statutes (38)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  39.01	Definitions.
  63.022	Legislative intent.
  63.032	Definitions.
  63.039	Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions.
  63.0423	Procedures with respect to abandoned infants.
  63.052	Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
  63.053	Rights and responsibilities of an unmarried biological father; legislative findings.
  63.054	Actions required by an unmarried biological father to establish parental rights; Florida Putative Father Registry.
  63.062	Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue.
  63.064	Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived.
  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.
  63.112	Petition for adoption; description; report or recommendation, exceptions; mailing.
  63.122	Notice of hearing on petition.
  63.125	Final home investigation.
  63.132	Affidavit of expenses and receipts.
  63.135	Information under oath to be submitted to the court.
  63.142	Hearing; judgment of adoption.
  63.152	Application for new birth record.
  63.162	Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature.
  63.192	Recognition of foreign judgment affecting adoption.
  63.207	Out-of-state placement.
  63.212	Prohibited acts; penalties for violation.
  63.213	Preplanned adoption agreement.
  63.236
  409.166	Special needs children; subsidized adoption program.
  409.176	Registration of residential child-caring agencies and family foster homes.
  742.14	Donation of eggs, sperm, or preembryos.
  742.15	Gestational surrogacy contract.
  742.18
  984.03	Definitions.
  985.03	Definitions.

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