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Recognition of foreign judgment or decree affecting adoption.§ 63.192

Chapter 63 · Adoption · 2026 Florida Statutes

1 opinion cite § 63.192

  1. Embry v. Ryan 11 So. 3d 408 · 2D08-1323 · 2nd DCA 2009

    This opinion cites § 63.192 5 times, the section generally

    …of the parties on matters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be determined as though the judgment were issued by a court of this state. § 63.192, Fla. Stat. (2007) (emphasis added). [2] Embry therefore must be given the same rights as any other adoptive parent in Florida. Therefore, regardless of…

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A judgment terminating the relationship of parent and child or establishing the relationship by adoption, or a decree granting legal guardianship for purposes of adoption, issued pursuant to due process of law by a court or authorized body of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall be recognized in this state, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be determined as though the judgment or decree were issued by a court of this state. A judgment or decree of a court or authorized body terminating the relationship of a parent and child, whether independent, incorporated in an adoption decree, or incorporated in a legal guardianship order issued pursuant to due process of law of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States, shall be deemed to effectively terminate parental rights for purposes of a proceeding on a petition for adoption in this state. If a minor child has been made available for adoption in a foreign state or foreign country and the parental rights of the minor child’s parent have been terminated or the child has been declared to be abandoned or orphaned, no additional termination of parental rights proceeding need occur, and the adoption may be finalized according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.

History. s. 19, ch. 73-159; s. 21, ch. 2008-151.