Dependency Law Finder

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

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§ 39.582 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".

§ 39.582 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.

1 opinion cite § 39.582

  1. E.Q. v. Department of Children & Families 208 So. 3d 1258 · 3D16-2108 · 3rd DCA 2017

    Affirmed This opinion cites § 39.582 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 5 in all courts

    Termination affirmed as unchallenged; denial of motion to transfer children to paternal grandparents affirmed because bonding with foster parents served their best interests.

    …presented, that a change of placement was in the child’s best interest. The Fifth District Court of Appeal specifically noted that pursuant to section 39.582(1), Florida Statutes, the standard for ordering a change in the placement of a dependent child is the child’s best interest, and that: [S]ection…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.582

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 § 39.582.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.582

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

No CFOP cites § 39.582.