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The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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(Margolis) recommended the following substitute for amendment

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(779552):

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 527 and 528

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insert:

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     Section 11. Subsection (7) of section 39.507, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     39.507 Adjudicatory hearings; orders of adjudication.--

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     (7)(a) For as long as a court maintains jurisdiction over a

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dependency case, only one order adjudicating each child in the

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case dependent shall be entered. This order will establish the

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legal status of the child for purposes of proceedings under this

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chapter and may be based on the conduct of one parent, both

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parents, or a legal custodian.

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(b) Upon a properly noticed motion, a subsequent

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evidentiary hearing may be held regarding the conduct of one

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parent, both parents, or a custodian. With court approval,

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supplemental findings made beyond a preponderance of the

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evidence may be entered. The child's dependency status shall

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not be retried or readjudicated.

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(c) If a court adjudicates a child dependent and the child

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is in out-of-home care, the court shall inquire of the parent or

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parents whether the parents have relatives who might be

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considered as a placement for the child. The court shall advise

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the parents that, if the parents fail to substantially comply

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with the case plan, their parental rights may be terminated and

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that the child's out-of-home placement may become permanent. The

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parent or parents shall provide to the court and all parties

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identification and location information of the relatives.

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     (Renumber subsequent sections)

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 34 after the semicolon

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insert:

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amending s. 39.507, F.S.; limiting a court to one order

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adjudicating dependency; providing for supplemental

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findings;

2/20/2008  12:04:00 PM     CF.CF.04217