| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to grandparent visitation; amending s. |
| 3 | 752.01, F.S.; providing additional grounds for awarding a |
| 4 | grandparent visitation with a grandchild; providing an |
| 5 | effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 752.01, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 752.01 Action by grandparent for right of visitation; when |
| 12 | petition shall be granted.- |
| 13 | (1) The court shall, upon petition filed by a grandparent |
| 14 | of a minor child, award reasonable rights of visitation to the |
| 15 | grandparent with respect to the child if when it is in the best |
| 16 | interest of the minor child and if: |
| 17 | (a) The marriage of the parents of the child has been |
| 18 | dissolved; |
| 19 | (b) The parent of the child who is the son or daughter of |
| 20 | the grandparent is deceased and the grandparent had a |
| 21 | relationship with the child before the death of the parent; |
| 22 | (c)(b) A parent of the child has deserted the child; or |
| 23 | (d)(c) The minor child was born out of wedlock and not |
| 24 | later determined to be a child born within wedlock as provided |
| 25 | in s. 742.091. |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |