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The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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(Margolis) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     On page 18, between lines 527 and 528, insert:

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Section 11. Present subsections (8) through (10) of section

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39.507, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (9)

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through (11), and a new subsection (7) is added to that section,

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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 evidentiary

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hearing may be held regarding the conduct of one parent, both

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parents, or a custodian. With court approval, supplemental

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findings made beyond a preponderance of the evidence may be

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entered. The child's dependency status shall not be retried or

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readjudicated.

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

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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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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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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;

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