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§ 39.454 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".

§ 39.454 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.

3 opinions cite § 39.454

  1. In re S.H.P. 593 So. 2d 536 · DCA91-1269 · District Court of Appeal 1992

    This opinion cites § 39.454 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …if, at the time of the judicial review, the court finds that the situation of the child is so extraordinary that the agreement should be extended. Section 39.454, Florida Statutes (1989), provides: (1) If, in preparation for any judicial review hearing pursuant to this part, it is the opinion of the social service…

  2. Caso v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services 569 So. 2d 466 · 3D89-677 · 3rd DCA 1990

    This opinion cites § 39.454 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …to initiate termination proceedings within the statutory three-month period from the date of the previous judicial review hearing as outlined in section 39.454, Florida Statutes (1989). She claims that the case should have been dismissed because of HRS's failure to move forward within the prescribed times. We…

  3. In Interest of J.A. 561 So. 2d 356 · 3D89-1739 · 3rd DCA 1990

    This opinion cites § 39.454 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 12 in all courts

    …of parental rights proceedings ... unless ... the court finds that the situation of the child is so extraordinary that the agreement should be extended." § 39.454(2), Fla. Stat. (1989) (emphasis added). Specific findings must be made in order to justify the extension. Id. Against that background we consider the…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.454

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 § 39.454.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.454

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No CFOP cites § 39.454.