OrdersRule 8.260
Related statutes: § 39.0132 Oaths, records, and confidential information. · § 39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel; guardian ad litem. · § 39.814
11 opinions cite Rule 8.260
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J.J. v. Department of Children & Families 4D21-2345 · 4th DCA 2021
On conceded error, orders suspending the father's visitation and ending supervision reversed: no evidence proved allegations, visitation was left to the mother, findings were missing.
…[a] court may not delegate its responsibility to determine timesharing to [the other parent].”) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted); Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.260(a) (“All orders of the court … must contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law ….”); J.R. v. Dep’t of Child. & Fam., 976 So. 2d 652 (Fla. 4th DCA…
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K.D. v. In re: in the Interest of P.P., R.P., and L.P. 3D21-2420 · 3rd DCA 2022
Dismissal of the aunt's dependency petition reversed because Florida had both temporary emergency and home state jurisdiction over the abused out-of-state children under the UCCJEA.
…of, or parental rights and responsibilities for the same minor child or children, unless the jurisdiction of the dependency court has been terminated,” Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.260(d), and upon filing of the dependency petition, the dependency court is vested with exclusive original jurisdiction until it chooses to relinquish jurisdiction…
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J.S. v. Department of Children & Families 18 So. 3d 1170 · 1D09-1046 · 1st DCA 2009
· cited by 9 in all courts
Single-parent termination of the mother reversed for lack of evidence of a prior involuntary termination; the father's non-termination reversed for inadequate best-interest and compliance findings.
…39.810 does not expressly require a trial court to show its consideration of each of the statutory factors through written findings. However, Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.260(a) requires all orders issued in juvenile proceedings to contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. See also § 39.809(4), Fla. Stat.…
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Guardian ad Litem Program v. Department of Children & Families 986 So. 2d 661 · 1D08-1359 · 1st DCA 2008
· cited by 2 in all courts
Order denying termination of the father's rights and creating a permanent guardianship reversed on DCF's concession that it lacked required findings of fact.
…will not file an answer brief and a request for remand to the trial court for entry of findings, conceding that the order does not comply with Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.260(a), which requires that orders of the court be reduced to writing and contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. We treat this as a concession of…
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J.S. v. Department of Children & Families 986 So. 2d 662 · 1D08-1242 · 1st DCA 2008
· cited by 2 in all courts
…to the trial court for entry of findings. This filing reflects the department's agreement with appellant that the order does not comply with Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.260(a), which requires that all orders of the court be reduced to writing and contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. We treat the department's…
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J.R. v. Department of Children & Families 976 So. 2d 652 · 4D07-3894 · 4th DCA 2008
· cited by 3 in all courts
Suspension of the mother's visitation was supported by the evidence, but the order lacked required findings of fact, so the case was remanded.
…requests that the case be remanded to the trial court for this purpose. While the cases cited by the mother do not involve post-disposition visitation orders, Rule 8.260(a) of the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure requires all orders of the court to "contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law." For this reason,…
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In re B.C. 936 So. 2d 764 · 2D05-3833 · 2nd DCA 2006
· cited by 4 in all courts
Dependency of the son reversed: the expert found minimal, non-imminent risk, so alleged abuse of a stepsister alone did not prove prospective harm.
…children found "[t]o be at substantial risk of imminent abuse, abandonment, or neglect by the parent or parents or legal custodians." [3] Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.260(a) requires all orders to be reduced to writing and they "shall contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law." The trial court's order specifically…
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S.E.R. v. J.R. 803 So. 2d 861 · 4D01-4142 · 4th DCA 2002
Certiorari dismissed: dependency custody orders take precedence over a domestic violence injunction custody award, but petitioners showed no irreparable harm from denial of dismissal.
… *862 award because precedence is given to the custody orders entered in the dependency case. See §§ 39.013(4), 39.521(3)(b)1., Fla. Stat. (2001); Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.260(d). However, petitioners have failed to establish that the circuit court’s denial of the motion to dismiss causes them the irreparable harm necessary for…
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In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure 115 So. 3d 286 · SC12-188 · Florida Supreme Court 2013
· cited by 2 in all courts
…by Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, and to provide that upon commencement of any proceeding, the clerk shall open a file and assign a case number. 3 Rule 8.260 (Orders) is amended to clarify that all orders must be signed by the judge, see section 39.0132(5), Florida Statutes (2012), and to list the types of orders…
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In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure SC21-627 · Florida Supreme Court 2021
…Florida Statutes, or an adjudicatory hearing under section 39.507, Florida Statutes, or an adjudicatory hearing under section 39.809, Florida Statutes. RULE 8.260. ORDERS (a) General Requirements. All orders of the court must be - 13 - reduced to writing as soon as…
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Amendments to the Rules of Juvenile Procedure 783 So. 2d 138 · SC00-644 · Florida Supreme Court 2000
· cited by 8 in all courts
…a moderated standard for in-camera examination of a child less rigid than the criminal law standard adopted by the committee in the 1991 rule revisions. RULE 8.260. ORDERS (a) General Requirements. All orders of the court shall be reduced to writing as soon after they are entered as is consistent with orderly procedure…
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Cited as rule 8.260 under earlier numbering (4)
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(a) General Requirements. All orders of the court must be reduced to writing as soon as possible after they are entered, consistent with orderly procedure, and contain specific findings of fact and conclusions of law signed by the judge as provided by law.
(b) Transmittal to Parties. A copy of all orders must be transmitted to all parties either by the court or under its direction, at the time of the rendition of the order.
(c) Other Options. The court may require:
(1) orders be prepared by a party;
(2) the party serve the order; and
(3) on a case-by-case basis, that proposed orders be furnished to all parties before entry of the order by the court.
(d) Precedence of Orders. Dependency orders must be filed in any dissolution or other custody action or proceeding involving the same child or children. These orders take precedence over other orders affecting the placement of, access to, parental time with, adoption of, or parental rights and responsibilities for the same minor child or children, unless the jurisdiction of the dependency court has been terminated. These orders may be filed under seal and need not be open to inspection by the public.
Amendments since the 1991 renumbering
From the Florida Bar edition's table of amending opinions. Where it lists a range of rules ("8.400–8.410"), each rule in the range today is listed.
- Eff. 2022-01-01 Amended · 345 So. 3d 255
- Eff. 2013-07-01 Amended · 115 So.3d 286
- Eff. 2001-01-01 Amended · 783 So.2d 138
- Eff. 1991-07-01 Amended · 589 So.2d 818