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Florida's dependency statutes, court rules and DCF operating procedures, with the appellate opinions that apply them

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§ 39.442 Former number


Each citation is matched to today's text through the statutes the opinion applied (1997 on), so renumbered subsections land in the right place; those show "Cited as".

§ 39.442 isn't in the 2026 Florida Statutes. No current section names it as a former number; many pre-1998 numbers were delinquency provisions, which moved to Chapter 985 in 1997. The opinions below cite it by this number.

4 opinions cite § 39.442

  1. B.J.M. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services 627 So. 2d 512 · 3D92-1004 · 3rd DCA 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.442 1 time, the section generally

    …an action, as its exercise of jurisdiction is severely circumscribed by statute. See § 39.054 (powers of disposition in delinquency proceedings) and § 39.442 (powers of disposition in dependency proceedings), Fla. Stat. (1991). To bar the action in the General Jurisdiction Division would leave B.J.M. with no forum…

  2. B.J.M. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services 627 So. 2d 512 · DCA92-1004 · District Court of Appeal 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.442 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 4 in all courts

    …an action, as its exercise of jurisdiction is severely circumscribed by statute. See § 39.054 (powers of disposition in delinquency proceedings) and § 39.442 (powers of disposition in dependency proceedings), Fla.Stat. (1991). To bar the action in the General Jurisdiction Division would leave B.J.M. with no forum…

  3. Dept. of Hlt. v. Zeigler 587 So. 2d 602 · 5D90-1351 · 5th DCA 1991

    This opinion cites § 39.442 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …have the child declared dependent or "in need of services" and its custody temporarily committed to HRS for foster care under section 39.41(1)(d) or section 39.442(2)(a)4, Florida Statutes. If there is no valid order adjudicating dependency, and HRS is not interested in prosecuting a pending dependency proceeding, or…

  4. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Zeigler 587 So. 2d 602 · DCA90-1351 · District Court of Appeal 1991

    This opinion cites § 39.442 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …have the child declared dependent or “in need of services” and its custody temporarily committed to HRS for foster care under section 39.41(1)(d) or section 39.442(2)(a)4, Florida Statutes. If there is no valid order adjudicating dependency, and HRS is not interested in prosecuting a pending dependency proceeding, or…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.442

DCF's rules in Chapter 65C, Florida Administrative Code, that cite it or name it as the law they implement.

No admin code rule cites § 39.442.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.442

How DCF carries it out. A page opens in the CFOP reader with the citation highlighted.

No CFOP cites § 39.442.