Notice of hearing on petition.§ 63.122
6 opinions cite § 63.122
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Matter of Adoption of Doe 543 So. 2d 741 · SC72593 · Florida Supreme Court 1989
· cited by 48 in all courts
…not give adequate notice to natural parents and does not permit them to withdraw consent, absent a showing of fraud or duress. On the issue of notice, section 63.122(4)(c) requires that notice be given to any person whose consent to the adoption is required unless that person has consented to the adoption. Respondents argue that…
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B.Y. v. Department of Children & Families 887 So. 2d 1253 · SC04-258 · Florida Supreme Court 2004
· cited by 56 in all courts
Supreme Court quashed the district court: a trial court may finalize a relative's adoption without DCF consent when DCF unreasonably withholds it.
…So.2d 741 (Fla.1989) (stating that the best interest of the child in adoption proceedings is the paramount consideration); see also, §§ 63.022(2)( l ), 63.122(5), 63.142(4), Fla. Stat. (2002). This duty exists during the dependency proceedings, and continues through the adoption proceedings. See B.B. v. Dep't of…
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S.J. ex rel. M.W. v. W.L. 755 So. 2d 753 · 4D99-2724 · 4th DCA 2000
Affirmed denial of siblings' motion to vacate a foster child's adoption; siblings who never lived with her lacked standing, and removal wasn't in her interest.
…creates this interest of continuing contact among siblings, the adoption laws do not identify siblings as being entitled to notice of the adoption. See § 63.122(4), Fla. Stat. (1999) (notice of hearing on adoption shall be given to DCFS or licensed child-placing agency, an intermediary, a person whose consent to the…
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Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. J.W.A. 421 So. 2d 25 · DCAAI-244 · District Court of Appeal 1982
…that the Department was not directed to supervise the *26 child, before the adoptive order was entered, in the care of the adoptive parents. Though section 63.122(1) would appear to require that supervision, the Department’s Rule IOC-12.31, Fla.Admin.Code, construes the statute as not requiring it when the custodian is a…
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Solomon v. McLucas 382 So. 2d 339 · 2D79-769 · 2nd DCA 1980
· cited by 26 in all courts
…the social study of appellant and appellees ordered by the trial judge on his own motion. We recognize that such a study is mandated or authorized by § 63.122(5) (to be filed within 90 days) but that study is pertinent only to the determination whether, assuming all necessary consents have been obtained, the adoption…
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Amendments to Florida Supreme Court Approved FamiLy Law Forms—Stepparent Adoption Forms 870 So. 2d 791 · SC04-104 · Florida Supreme Court 2004
· cited by 2 in all courts
…2003 Florida Legislature amended numerous statutes related to adoption, in- *792 eluding sections 63.022, 63.062, 63.082, 63.085, 63.087- 089, 63.102, 63.112, 63.122, 63.132, 63.142, and 63.182, Florida Statutes (2002). The 2003 Florida Legislature also created new laws related to adoption, including sections 63.053,…
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(1) The hearing on the petition to adopt a minor may not be held sooner than 30 days after the date the judgment terminating parental rights was entered or sooner than 90 days after the date the minor was placed in the physical custody of the petitioner, unless good cause is shown for a shortening of these time periods. The minor must remain under the supervision of the adoption entity until the adoption becomes final. When the adoptee is an adult, the hearing may be held immediately after the filing of the petition. If the petitioner is a stepparent or a relative of the adoptee, the hearing may be held immediately after the filing of the petition if all persons whose consent is required have executed a valid consent and the consent has been filed with the court.
(2) Notice of hearing must be given as prescribed by the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, and service of process must be made as specified by law for civil actions.
(3) Upon a showing by the petitioner or parent that the privacy, safety, or welfare of the petitioner, parent, or minor may be endangered, the court may order that the names of the petitioner, parent, minor, or all be deleted from the notice of hearing and from the copy of the petition attached thereto if the substantive rights of any person are not affected.
(4) Notice of the hearing must be given by the petitioner to the adoption entity that places the minor.
(5) After filing the petition to adopt an adult, the court may order an appropriate investigation to assist in determining whether the adoption is in the best interest of the persons involved and is in accordance with state law.
History. s. 12, ch. 73-159; s. 9, ch. 75-226; s. 20. ch. 77-147; s. 13, ch. 92-96; s. 23, ch. 2001-3; s. 24, ch. 2003-58; s. 17, ch. 2008-151; s. 3, ch. 2023-257.