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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 39.601339.6013 Case plan amendments.—(1) After the case plan has been developed under s. 39.6011, the tasks and services agreed upon in the plan may not be changed or altered in any way except as provided in this section. (2) The case plan may be amended at any time in order to change the goal of the plan, employ the use of concurrent planning, add or remove tasks the parent must complete to substantially comply with the plan, provide appropriate services for the child, and update the child’s health, mental health, and education records required by s. 39.6012. (3) The case plan may be amended upon approval of the court if all parties are in agreement regarding the amendments to the plan and the amended plan is signed by all parties and submitted to the court with a memorandum of explanation. (4) The case plan may be amended by the court or upon motion of any party at any hearing to change the goal of the plan, employ the use of concurrent planning, or add or remove tasks the parent must complete in order to substantially comply with the plan if there is a preponderance of evidence demonstrating the need for the amendment. The need to amend the case plan may be based on information discovered or circumstances arising after the approval of the case plan for:(a) A previously unaddressed condition that, without services, may prevent the child from safely returning to the home or may prevent the child from safely remaining in the home; (b) The child’s need for permanency, taking into consideration the child’s age and developmental needs; (c) The failure of a party to substantially comply with a task in the original case plan, including the ineffectiveness of a previously offered service; or (d) An error or oversight in the case plan. (5) The case plan may be amended by the court or upon motion of any party at any hearing to provide appropriate services to the child if there is competent evidence demonstrating the need for the amendment. The reason for amending the case plan may be based on information discovered or circumstances arising after the approval of the case plan regarding the provision of safe and proper care to the child. (6) When determining whether to amend the case plan, the court must consider the length of time the case has been open, the level of parental engagement to date, the number of case plan tasks completed, the child’s type of placement and attachment, and the potential for successful reunification. (7) The case plan is deemed amended as to the child’s health, mental health, and education records required by s. 39.6012 when the child’s updated health and education records are filed by the department under s. 39.701(2)(a). (8) Amendments must include service interventions that are the least intrusive into the life of the parent and child, must focus on clearly defined objectives, and must provide the most efficient path to quick reunification or permanent placement given the circumstances of the case and the child’s need for safe and proper care. A copy of the amended plan must be immediately given to the persons identified in s. 39.6011(7)(c). History.—s. 17, ch. 2006-86; s. 3, ch. 2007-5; s. 12, ch. 2009-43; s. 3, ch. 2013-178; s. 7, ch. 2018-103; s. 9, ch. 2019-128.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 39.6013
Total Results: 11
948 So. 2d 898, 2007 WL 419350
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 2007 | Docket: 1773954
Cited 6 times | Published
of the children with their respective fathers. § 39.6013, Fla. Stat. (2005). A case plan is not required
958 So. 2d 968, 2007 WL 1450735
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 2007 | Docket: 1414194
Cited 5 times | Published
of the children with their respective fathers. § 39.6013, Fla. Stat. (2005). A case plan is not required
53 So. 3d 324, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19758, 2010 WL 5184730
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 21, 2010 | Docket: 60298074
Cited 2 times | Published
to amend the case plan in accordance with section 39.6013, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Juvenile
45 So. 3d 878, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 13383, 2010 WL 3488828
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 8, 2010 | Docket: 2401447
Cited 1 times | Published
amend the Father's case plan goal. However, section 39.6013, Florida Statutes (2009) expressly allows the
25 So. 3d 697, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 418, 2010 WL 198471
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 20, 2010 | Docket: 1661282
Cited 1 times | Published
response to the Legislature's enactment of section 39.6013, Florida Statutes (2006).[3]*700 See In re
249 So. 3d 1175
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 2018 | Docket: 7471971
Published
§ 7, Laws of Fla. (adding subsection (6) to § 39.6013, Fla. Stat. (2017) ). New subdivision (b)(6) is
174 So. 3d 572, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13049, 2015 WL 5132689
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 2015 | Docket: 2690036
Published
770 So.2d 1164, 1166 (Fla.2000).
Section 39.6013, Florida Statutes (2015), authorizes the amendment
163 So. 3d 1229, 2015 WL 2261693
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 15, 2015 | Docket: 2657316
Published
requisite evidentiary showing pursuant to section 39.6013, Florida Statutes). As such, we affirm the
159 So. 3d 341, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 3477, 2015 WL 1044156
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 2015 | Docket: 2640570
Published
the case plan may ... be amended pursuant to section 39.6013 and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.420
136 So. 3d 1271, 2014 WL 1622050
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 2014 | Docket: 60239961
Published
plan may of course be amended pursuant to section 39.6013 and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.420
984 So. 2d 606, 2008 WL 2357067
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 2008 | Docket: 2577490
Published
amended case plan. See § 39.6013, Fla. Stat. (2007). We disagree. Section 39.6013 contemplates amendments
