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Commencement of proceedingsRule 8.601

Part IV · Proceedings for Families and Children in Need of Services · Rules of Juvenile Procedure (October 1, 2026 ed.)

4 opinions cite Rule 8.601

  1. Sockwell v. State 123 So. 3d 585 · 2D10-6129 · 2nd DCA 2012

    This opinion cites Rule 8.601 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    …allows for the family’s care to be transferred to a circuit court judge in a juvenile division subject to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. See Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.601. Finally, similar to a dependency proceeding, we believe that the order under section 984.151(7) compelling the student to attend school and the parent to…

  2. E.G. v. Department of Children & Family Services 975 So. 2d 1244 · 3D08-288 · 3rd DCA 2008

    Certiorari / writ granted This opinion cites Rule 8.601 1 time: (2)

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    Court had jurisdiction to shelter the children in an emergency, but the order was quashed because no shelter petition or hearing followed.

    …the petition. The Department of Children and Family Services filed a petition for court ordered services and protective supervision under Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.601(2). The petition requested court-ordered services for the mother and the three children, and recommended that the children remain in the home. At the hearing…

  3. In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 102 So. 3d 451 · SC11-399 · Florida Supreme Court 2012

    Rule amendment This opinion cites Rule 8.601 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 12 in all courts

    …[No Change] E.TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS RULE 8.500.-RULE 8.535. [No Change] PART HDV. PROCEEDINGS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES RULE 8.601.-RULE 8.685. [No Change] RULE 8.690. DISPOSITION HEARINGS (a)-(c) [No Change] (d) Out-of-Home Placement. If the court places the child in out-of-home…

  4. Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure 894 So. 2d 875 · SC04-97 · Florida Supreme Court 2005

    Rule amendment This opinion cites Rule 8.601 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …by law. RULE 8.603. APPLICATION OF UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT Any pleading filed commencing proceedings as set forth in rule 8.601 shall be accompanied by an affidavit, to the extent of affiant’s personal knowledge, under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Each…

Cited as rule 8.601 under earlier numbering (1)

These opinions cite a rule numbered 8.601 before that number meant this rule: before the rules were renumbered on July 1, 1991, or before this rule was adopted (effective 1991-07-01). They are about a different rule.

0 admin code rules cite Rule 8.601

DCF's rules in Chapter 65C, Florida Administrative Code, that cite it.

No admin code rule cites Rule 8.601.

0 CFOPs cite Rule 8.601

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(a) Pleadings. All proceedings shall be initiated by the filing of:

(1) a request to take into custody;

(2) a petition for children in need of services; or

(3) a shelter petition.

(b) File to Be Opened. Upon commencement of any proceeding, the clerk shall open a file and assign a case number.

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.