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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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§ 39.459 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".

§ 39.459 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 § 39.459

  1. G.L.S. v. Department of Children & Families 700 So. 2d 96 · 1D97-1493 · 1st DCA 1997

    This opinion cites § 39.459 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 7 in all courts

    … 614 So.2d at 562. The holding in T.M. is consistent with the legislative intent of the statutes governing termination of parental rights, sections 39.459-39.474, Florida Statutes (1995). At the adjudicatory stage the evidentiary hearing pursuant to section 39.467 is held to determine, as a matter of fact and…

  2. G.L.S. v. Department of Children & Families 724 So. 2d 1181 · SC91 · Florida Supreme Court 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.459 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …is entered or the second, final judgment is rendered: Given the frequent two-step nature of proceedings seeking to terminate parental rights, see sections 39.459-39.474, Florida Statutes (1995); T.M., 614 So.2d at 561; Moore, 664 So.2d at 1139-40 , I would treat the initial adjudication order as a partial final…

  3. R.A. v. Department of Children & Families 724 So. 2d 574 · 3D98-0713 · 3rd DCA 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.459 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 5 in all courts

    …added a new part to chapter 39 entitled "Termination of Parental Rights." See ch. 87-289, § 9, at 1986-94, Laws of Fla. (codified as amended at §§ 39.459-.474, Fla. Stat. (1995)). In 1994, the Legislature added the provision at issue here. See ch. 94-164, § 35, at 1008, Laws of Fla. (codified at §…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.459

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 § 39.459.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.459

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No CFOP cites § 39.459.