1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to parental authority; amending s. |
3 | 744.301, F.S.; authorizing natural guardians to waive and |
4 | release, in advance, any claim or cause of action that |
5 | would accrue to any of their minor children to the same |
6 | extent that any adult may do so on his or her own behalf; |
7 | providing an effective date. |
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9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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11 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 744.301, Florida |
12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
13 | 744.301 Natural guardians.-- |
14 | (2)(a) Natural guardians are authorized, on behalf of any |
15 | of their minor children, to: |
16 | 1.(a) Settle and consummate a settlement of any claim or |
17 | cause of action accruing to any of their minor children for |
18 | damages to the person or property of any of said minor children; |
19 | 2.(b) Collect, receive, manage, and dispose of the |
20 | proceeds of any such settlement; |
21 | 3.(c) Collect, receive, manage, and dispose of any real or |
22 | personal property distributed from an estate or trust; |
23 | 4.(d) Collect, receive, manage, and dispose of and make |
24 | elections regarding the proceeds from a life insurance policy or |
25 | annuity contract payable to, or otherwise accruing to the |
26 | benefit of, the child; and |
27 | 5.(e) Collect, receive, manage, dispose of, and make |
28 | elections regarding the proceeds of any benefit plan as defined |
29 | by s. 710.102, of which the minor is a beneficiary, participant, |
30 | or owner, |
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32 | without appointment, authority, or bond, when the amounts |
33 | received, in the aggregate, do not exceed $15,000. |
34 | (b) In addition to the authority granted in paragraph (a), |
35 | natural guardians are authorized, on behalf of any of their |
36 | minor children, to waive and release, in advance, any claim or |
37 | cause of action that would accrue to any of their minor children |
38 | to the same extent that any adult may do so on his or her own |
39 | behalf. |
40 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |