Florida Statute 39.505 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 39
PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO CHILDREN

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F.S. 39.505

39.505 No answer required.—No answer to the petition or any other pleading need be filed by any child, parent, or legal custodian, but any matters which might be set forth in an answer or other pleading may be pleaded orally before the court or filed in writing as any such person may choose. Notwithstanding the filing of an answer or any pleading, the respondent shall, prior to an adjudicatory hearing, be advised by the court of the right to counsel and shall be given an opportunity to deny the allegations in the petition for dependency or to enter a plea to allegations in the petition before the court.

History.—s. 20, ch. 78-414; s. 229, ch. 95-147; s. 66, ch. 98-403.

Note.—Former s. 39.406.

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Amendments to 39.505

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 39.505

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 39.505.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 39.505

Total Results: 2

C.L.R. v. Department of Children & Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-11-10

Citation: 913 So. 2d 764, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 17698, 2005 WL 3000612

Snippet: made. See § 39.501(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2003); § 39.505, Fla. Stat. (2003). Such parent or parents identified

Clr v. Dcf

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-11-10

Citation: 913 So. 2d 764

Snippet: made. See § 39.501(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2003); § 39.505, Fla. Stat. (2003). Such parent or parents identified