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1. In re T.J. 59 So. 3d 1187 · 3D10-1111 · 3rd DCA 2011

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 12 times: (5), (6), and the section generallyAlso cites § 39.4051(6), which couldn't be matched to today's text.

   · cited by 6 in all courts

   Summary denial of an orphaned immigrant teen's dependency petition reversed, though a majority found the diligent search for her father insufficient.

   …In re T.R.F., 741 So.2d 1184 , 1186 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999) ("We conclude that neither [of petitioner's] affidavit[s] complied with the requirements of section 39.4051(6) [now 39.503]. The affiant did not check the offices of the department likely to have information about the father, other state and federal agencies likely to…

2. Guardian ad Litem Program v. T.M. 2D22-2501 · 2nd DCA 2022

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 4 times: (1), (1)(a), (1)(f)

   Supplemental adjudication reversed because the trial court wrongly refused to consider on the merits the guardian ad litem's rule 8.270 challenge to a birth-certificate parent's status.

   … to be the father of the child by the Department of Revenue as provided in s. 409.256. § 39.01(40) (emphasis added). Pursuant to section 39.503(1), if the identity of a parent is unknown at the time a dependency petition is filed, the trial court must conduct an inquiry of the mother or another person…

3. A.S. v. Department of Children & Families 162 So. 3d 335 · 4D14-3571 · 4th DCA 2015

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 4 times: (1), and the section generally

   · cited by 4 in all courts

   Termination reversed: a prospective parent cannot abandon a child before paternity is established, his later visits showed regular contact, and least restrictive means was unproven.

   …or father of the child. The term does not include . . . an alleged or prospective parent, unless the parental status falls within the terms of s. 39.503(1) or s. 63.062(1). § 39.01(49), Fla. Stat. (2014) (emphasis added). When reading the definition of “parent” in conjunction with that…

4. In re Adoption of Baby A. 944 So. 2d 380 · 2D05-3614 · 2nd DCA 2006

   This opinion cites § 39.503 3 times: (1), (3)

   · cited by 6 in all courts

   …parental relationship to the child has been legally terminated, or an alleged or prospective parent, unless the parental status falls within the terms of s. 39.503(1) or s. 63.062(1). Thus, A.S. is a "parent" for purposes of chapter 63 if he is "a man whose consent to the adoption of the child would be required under…

5. E.K. v. Department of Children & Family Services 874 So. 2d 720 · 2D03-5797 · 2nd DCA 2004

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 3 times: (1), (3), (8)

   · cited by 1 in all courts

   Reversed an order compelling paternity testing of a Pennsylvania man with no Florida ties; the court lacked personal jurisdiction to determine his paternity.

   …was originally named as a putative father at the inception of these proceedings, when the circuit court conducted an inquiry of the mother pursuant to section 39.503(1) regarding the father’s identity. E.K. received notice of the proceedings under section 39.503(3). Section 39.502(7) specifically provides that “service of the…

6. In re J.D.C. 819 So. 2d 264 · 2D01-2805 · 2nd DCA 2002

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 3 times: (5), (6), and the section generally

   · cited by 20 in all courts

   Termination of the incarcerated father's rights reversed because past incarceration, no proven harm, and no proven abandonment failed the statutory grounds; DCF must consider a case plan.

   …Department may again petition to terminate his parental rights. Reversed and remanded. BLUE, C.J., and WHATLEY, J., Concur. NOTES [1] Under section 39.503, Florida Statutes (2000), the Department is required to perform a diligent search for a prospective parent. See § 39.503(5), (6). [2] We note that the…

7. Justice Administrative Com'n v. Peterson 989 So. 2d 663 · 2D07-6075 · 2nd DCA 2008

   Certiorari / writ granted This opinion cites § 39.503 2 times: (1)

   · cited by 16 in all courts

   Order making the state pay appointed counsel for a nonparent grandfather custodian quashed because only indigent parents have a right to appointed counsel in dependency.

   …parental relationship to the child has been legally terminated, or an alleged or prospective parent, unless the parental status falls within the terms of s. 39.503(1) or 63.062(1). [2] The express language of the statute does not include a grandfather in the definition of "parent," even where he has been the "de facto"…

8. B.B. v. P.J.M. 933 So. 2d 57 · 1D05-0510 · 1st DCA 2006

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 2 times: (5), and the section generally

   · cited by 3 in all courts

   Adoption by grandparents reversed over a dissent: the unmarried father was established as the father through the dependency proceeding, so his consent was required.

   …identity of a parent is unknown when a dependency petition is filed, the court is required to make its own inquiry to discover the parent's identity. See § 39.503, Fla. Stat. If the identity of a parent is discovered, but his or her location is unknown, DCF is required to conduct a diligent search to determine the…

9. In re T.B. 819 So. 2d 270 · 2D01-753 · 2nd DCA 2002

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 2 times: (5), (6)

   · cited by 23 in all courts

   Termination of an incarcerated father's rights reversed: no plan tasks, no willful abandonment, incarceration statute inapplicable, and best-interest findings ignored a willing relative placement.

   …placement as the least restrictive means of protecting T.B. from harm. Reversed and remanded. BLUE, C.J., and WHATLEY, J., Concur. NOTES [1] See § 39.503(5),(6), Fla. Stat. (1997). [2] Section 39.806(1)(d), Florida Statutes (1999), states that parental rights may be terminated on the basis that a parent of the…

10. In re T.R.F. 741 So. 2d 1184 · 2D98-03128 · 2nd DCA 1999

    This opinion cites § 39.503 2 times, a subsectionAlso cites § 39.4051(6) under the 1995 statutes, too old to match to today's subsections.

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …identity or residence is unknown after a diligent search has been made, but in this event the petitioner shall file an affidavit of diligent search." Section 39.4051(6) defines a diligent search as "inquiries of all relatives of the parent or prospective parent made known to the petitioner, inquiries of all offices of program…

11. K.A.B. v. Department of Children & Families 741 So. 2d 1184 · DCA98-03128 · District Court of Appeal 1999

    This opinion cites § 39.503 2 times, a subsectionAlso cites § 39.4051(6) under the 1995 statutes, too old to match to today's subsections.

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …or residence is unknown after a diligent search has been made, but in this event the petitioner shall file an affidavit of diligent search.” Section 39.4051(6) defines a diligent search as “inquiries of all relatives of the parent or prospective parent made known to the petitioner, inquiries of all offices of program…

12. L.T. ex rel. K.S.L. v. Department of Children & Families 48 So. 3d 928 · 5D10-2073 · 5th DCA 2010

    Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 39.503 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 4 in all courts

    Dismissal of an uncle's dependency petition reversed because an orphaned child with no legal custodian is dependent; jurisdiction, service and mootness objections failed.

    …that the trial court’s order should be affirmed because L.T. failed to comply with notice and service of process requirements set forth in sections 39.502 and 39.503 of the Florida *931 Statutes (2009). However, DCF waived this issue for purposes of appellate review by failing to raise it below. See…

13. Ponton v. Tabares 711 So. 2d 125 · 3D96-3067 · 3rd DCA 1998

    This opinion cites § 39.503 1 time, a subsectionAlso cites § 39.4051(7) under the 1996 statutes, too old to match to today's subsections.

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …relationship to the child has been legally terminated, or an alleged or prospective parent, unless the parental status falls within the terms of either § 39.4051(7) or § 63.062(1)(b). § 39.01(48), Fla. Stat. (Supp.1996)(emphasis added). The clear and unambiguous language of this statute can lead to only one conclusion;…

14. In re Amendments to Fl. Rules of Juvenile Proc. 992 So. 2d 242 · SC08-1612 · Florida Supreme Court 2008

    Rule amendment This opinion cites § 39.503 2 times: (6)

    …and forms as proposed by the Committee. The amendments to rule 8.225 and forms 8.962, 8.963, and 8.968 are in response to amendments to sections 39.502(17), 39.503(6), 39.504, Florida Statutes, made by chapter 2008-245, sections 9-11, Laws of Florida. Consistent with the change to section 39.502(17), Florida Statutes,…

15. In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure 725 So. 2d 296 · SC93-3 · Florida Supreme Court 1998

    Rule amendment This opinion cites § 39.503 2 times, the section generallyCited as § 39.4051 (1995 statutes), now § 39.503

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …by reference a part of this order. . Tho court has — eenducted a detailed inquiry of an available — .—parent/relative/custodiam--:-.. — pursuant—te—section 39.4051, Florida Statutes (1995),- with the -following results: .-...-... The.parent(s)/custodian(s). —.admitted to —.denied *338 —. consented-to the finding…

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