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Rights, privileges, and obligations of persons 18 years of age or older.§ 743.07

Chapter 743 · Disability of Nonage of Minors Removed · 2026 Florida Statutes

22 opinions cite § 743.07

  1. Loza v. Marin 198 So. 3d 1017 · 2D15-3235 · 2nd DCA 2016

    This opinion cites § 743.07 14 times: (1), (2), and the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to modify Husband's child support obligation pursuant to section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2013), where Wife's counter-petition for modification of child support was filed after the dependent child reached the age of majority. We…

  2. Loza v. Marin 2D15-3235-2 · 2nd DCA 2016

    This opinion cites § 743.07 14 times: (1), (2), and the section generally

    …The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to modify Husband's child support obligation pursuant to section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2013), where Wife's counter-petition for modification of child support was filed after the dependent child reached the age of majority. We…

  3. Taylor v. Bonsall 875 So. 2d 705 · 5D02-3046 · 5th DCA 2004

    This opinion cites § 743.07 9 times: (2), and the section generally

    · cited by 8 in all courts

    …that a literal reading of paragraph seven of the stipulation would result in a forfeiture of Devon's right to claim support as a dependent adult under section 743.07, Florida Statutes, because no order of extension was entered prior to Devon's eighteenth birthday. The court ruled that the order related back to the date the…

  4. Griffith v. State 654 So. 2d 936 · 4D91-0297 · 4th DCA 1995

    This opinion cites § 743.07 3 times, the section generally

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …transfer the case * * * to the appropriate court for proceeding under this chapter. * * * * * * * * * "(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07, [6] when the jurisdiction of any child who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act is obtained, the court shall retain jurisdiction, unless …

  5. J.I.S. v. State 930 So. 2d 587 · SC05-1097 · Florida Supreme Court 2006

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    …commitment. In most instances, these commitments must conclude no later than the offender's twenty-first birthday. See § 985.231(1)(d) ("Notwithstanding s. 743.07 and this subsection, and except as provided in ss. 985.201 and 985.31, a child may not be held under a commitment from a court under this section after…

  6. J.I.S. v. State 930 So. 2d 587 · SC05-1097-2 · Florida Supreme Court 2006

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 10 in all courts

    …commitment. In most instances, these commitments must conclude no later than the offender’s twenty-first birthday. See § 985.231(l)(d) (“Notwithstanding s. 743.07 and this subsection, and except as provided in ss. 985.201 and 985.31, a child may not be held under a commitment from a court under this section after…

  7. Ruiz v. Ruiz 783 So. 2d 361 · 5D00-2339 · 5th DCA 2001

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times: (2), and the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …to that petition relates back to the date of filing the petition. Because the court had jurisdiction over Meleny at the time the petition was filed, section 743.07(2), Fla. Stat. (1999), authorized 1 the court to require *363 support for a dependent child “beyond the age of 18 years when such dependency is because…

  8. Brennan v. State 754 So. 2d 1 · SC90 · Florida Supreme Court 1999

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 28 in all courts

    … § 550.04 with § 551.03, Fla. Stat. (1987), dispose of property by will, § 732.501, Fla. Stat. (1987), enter into a contract, compare § 743.01 with § 743.07, Fla. Stat. (1987), or sue or be sued. Compare § 743.01 with § 743.07, Fla. Stat. (1987). Without parental consent a seventeen-year-old may not marry, §…

  9. Booth v. Booth 625 So. 2d 114 · DCA93-00563 · District Court of Appeal 1993

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times: (2), and the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    …we affirm the portion of the order which denies the wife’s request to extend child support payments until the children complete high school. Although section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (1991), 1 allows a trial court to order support to be paid for a dependent person between the ages of eighteen and nineteen who is still in…

  10. E.J. v. State 595 So. 2d 282 · 1D91-01755 · 1st DCA 1992

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …time, but the time shall not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment which an adult may serve for the same offense... . Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07 and this subsection, and except as provided in s. 39.058 [serious or habitual juvenile offender], no child shall be held under a commitment from a court…

  11. E.J. v. State 595 So. 2d 282 · DCA91-01755 · District Court of Appeal 1992

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 19 in all courts

    …of time, but the time shall not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment which an adult may serve for the same offense_ Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07 and this subsection, and except as provided in s. 39.058 [serious or habitual juvenile offender], no child shall be held under a commitment from a court…

  12. LeCroy v. State 533 So. 2d 750 · SC69484 · Florida Supreme Court 1988

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 31 in all courts

    … § 550.04 with § 551.03, Fla. Stat. (1987), dispose of property by will, § 732.501, Fla. Stat. (1987), enter into a contract, compare § 743.01 with § 743.07, Fla. Stat. (1987), or sue or be sued. Compare § 743.01 with § 743.07, Fla. Stat. (1987). Without parental consent a seventeen-year-old may not marry, §…

  13. G.W.M. v. State 391 So. 2d 738 · 4D79-2603 · 4th DCA 1980

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    …active control, including, but not limited to, custody, care, training, treatment, and furlough into the community. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07, the term of said commitment shall be until said child is discharged by the department or until he reaches the age of 19. Section 39.11(3), Florida Statutes…

  14. G.W.M. v. State 391 So. 2d 738 · DCA79-2603 · District Court of Appeal 1980

    This opinion cites § 743.07 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 9 in all courts

    …active control, including, but not limited to, custody, care, training, treatment, and furlough into the community. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07, the term of said commitment shall be until said child is discharged by the department or until he reaches the age of 19. Section 39.11(3), Florida Statutes…

  15. Lowe v. Broward County 766 So. 2d 1199 · 4D99-1664 · 4th DCA 2000

    This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time: (1)

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    …more akin to the minimum age for the capacity to contract than it is a hallmark of a marriage. Compare BROWARD CO., FLA.CODE § 16½-153(b)(1) (1999) with § 743.07(1), Fla. Stat. (1999) (removing disability of age for persons 18 years of age or older) and § 741.0405, Fla. Stat. (1999) (detailing when a marriage license…

  16. S.R.A. v. State 766 So. 2d 277 · 4D99-0271 · 4th DCA 2000

    This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 8 in all courts

    …obtains jurisdiction over a juvenile under Chapter 985, the court may retain jurisdiction until the child reaches nineteen years of age: Notwithstanding ss. 743.07, 985.229, 985.23, and 985.231, and except as provided in ss. 985.31 and 985.313, when the jurisdiction of any child who is alleged to have committed a…

  17. State v. Griffith 675 So. 2d 911 · SC85295 · Florida Supreme Court 1996

    This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 24 in all courts

    …who was twenty-two years old when informed against, was properly charged as an adult. Section 39.02(4) states: Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07, when the jurisdiction of any child who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act is obtained, the court shall retain jurisdiction, unless relinquished by…

  18. In the Interest of K.W.G. v. State 510 So. 2d 1050 · DCABS-26 · District Court of Appeal 1987

    This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    …from institutional confinement or a program upon the direction of the department with the concurrence of the court. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07, no child shall be held under a commitment from a court pursuant to this section after becoming 19 years of age. The department shall give the court which…

  19. In re M.S. 429 So. 2d 844 · 1D82-664 · 1st DCA 1983

    This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 4 in all courts

    …active control, including, but not limited to, custody, care, training, treatment, and furlough into *845 the community. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07, the term of said commitment shall be until said child is' discharged by the department or until he reaches the age of 19. The First District Court of…

  20. State v. A.N.F. 413 So. 2d 146 · 5D81-844 · 5th DCA 1982

    This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time, the section generally

    …who was a child at the time an offense was committed, allegedly violated the law. Section 39.02(4) further provides: Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07 when the jurisdiction of any child who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act is obtained, the court shall retain jurisdiction, unless relinquished by…

  21. D.W.J. v. State 397 So. 2d 722 · DCAUU-2 · District Court of Appeal 1981

    This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …active control, including, but not limited to, custody, care, training, treatment, and furlough into the community. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 743.07, the term of said commitment shall be until said child is discharged by the department or until he reaches the age of 19. * * * * * * (2) Any order made…

  22. In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure SC21-1049 · Florida Supreme Court 2021

    Rule amendment This opinion cites § 743.07 1 time: (2)

    …terminates for each minor child. The date child support terminates should be listed as the child’s 18th birthday unless the court has found that section 743.07(2), Florida Statues, applies, or the parties have otherwise agreed to a different date. You should use the record existing at the time of this order for the…

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(1) The disability of nonage is hereby removed for all persons in this state who are 18 years of age or older, and they shall enjoy and suffer the rights, privileges, and obligations of all persons 21 years of age or older except as otherwise excluded by the State Constitution immediately preceding the effective date of this section and except as otherwise provided in the Beverage Law.

(2) This section shall not prohibit any court of competent jurisdiction from requiring support for a dependent person beyond the age of 18 years when such dependency is because of a mental or physical incapacity which began prior to such person reaching majority or if the person is dependent in fact, is between the ages of 18 and 19, and is still in high school, performing in good faith with a reasonable expectation of graduation before the age of 19.

(3) This section shall operate prospectively and not retrospectively, and shall not affect the rights and obligations existing prior to July 1, 1973.

History. ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-21; s. 5, ch. 80-74; s. 22, ch. 88-176; s. 8, ch. 91-246; s. 84, ch. 99-3.