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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 39.60339.603 Court approvals of case planning.—(1) All case plans and amendments to case plans must be approved by the court. At the hearing on the case plan, which shall occur in conjunction with the disposition hearing unless otherwise directed by the court, the court shall determine:(a) All parties who were notified and are in attendance at the hearing, either in person or through a legal representative. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem under Rule 1.210, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, to represent the interests of any parent, if the location of the parent is known but the parent is not present at the hearing and the development of the plan is based upon the physical, emotional, or mental condition or physical location of the parent. (b) If the plan is consistent with previous orders of the court placing the child in care. (c) If the plan is consistent with the requirements for the content of a plan as specified in this chapter. (d) In involuntary placements, whether each parent was notified of the right to counsel at each stage of the dependency proceedings, in accordance with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. (e) Whether each parent whose location was known was notified of the right to participate in the preparation of a case plan and of the right to receive assistance from any other person in the preparation of the case plan. (f) Whether the plan is meaningful and designed to address facts and circumstances upon which the court based the finding of dependency in involuntary placements or the plan is meaningful and designed to address facts and circumstances upon which the child was placed in out-of-home care voluntarily. (2) When the court determines that any of the elements considered at the hearing related to the plan have not been met, the court shall require the parties to make necessary amendments to the plan under s. 39.6013. The amended plan must be submitted to the court for review and approval within 30 days after the hearing. A copy of the amended plan must also be provided to each party, if the location of the party is known, at least 3 business days before filing with the court. (3) A parent who has not participated in the development of a case plan must be served with a copy of the plan developed by the department, if the parent can be located, at least 72 hours prior to the court hearing. Any parent is entitled to, and may seek, a court review of the plan prior to the initial judicial review and must be informed of this right by the department at the time the department serves the parent with a copy of the plan. If the location of an absent parent becomes known to the department, the department shall inform the parent of the right to a court review at the time the department serves the parent with a copy of the case plan. History.—s. 9, ch. 87-289; s. 32, ch. 88-337; s. 26, ch. 94-164; s. 17, ch. 95-228; s. 76, ch. 98-403; s. 37, ch. 99-193; s. 27, ch. 2000-139; s. 18, ch. 2006-86. Note.—Former s. 39.452(5).
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 39.603
Total Results: 10
329 F.3d 1255, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 8745, 2003 WL 21027240
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 8, 2003 | Docket: 397653
Cited 289 times | Published
plan to include what is necessary.
Id.
§ 39.603(2).
The state court has continuing jurisdiction
829 So. 2d 359, 2002 WL 31431796
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 1, 2002 | Docket: 1454225
Cited 7 times | Published
to incorporate terms of earlier case plans. See § 39.603(2), Fla. Stat. (2000).
[5] On March 21, 2000
807 So. 2d 90, 2002 WL 10131
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 2002 | Docket: 2536231
Cited 3 times | Published
require her to submit to a case plan. We affirm.
Section 39.603(1)(f) provides:
(1) At the hearing on the plan
84 So. 3d 1231, 2012 WL 1193358
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 2012 | Docket: 2413621
Cited 2 times | Published
acceptance of the Department's case plan violates section 39.603(1)(f), Florida Statutes (2011), because the
106 So. 3d 976
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 2013 | Docket: 60228516
Cited 1 times | Published
which the court based the finding of dependency.” § 39.603(l)(f). Later, the court’s determination whether
722 So. 2d 966, 1999 WL 2801
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 1999 | Docket: 1669250
Cited 1 times | Published
That case plan must be approved by the court, section 39.603, and judicially reviewed on a regular basis
220 So. 3d 579, 2017 WL 2871017, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 9667
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 2017 | Docket: 6085312
Published
achieve permanency for the dependent child. See § 39.603(1), Fla. Stat. (2017); M.M. v. Dep’t of Children
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
of dependency in involuntary placements.... ” § 39.603(1)®, Fla. Stat. (2014).
“Generic case plans
84 So. 3d 1231, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 5560
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 2012 | Docket: 60306632
Published
acceptance of the Department’s case plan violates section 39.603(l)(f), Florida Statutes (2011), because the
75 So. 3d 818, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 19754, 2011 WL 6101945
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 2011 | Docket: 60303943
Published
child was placed in out-of-home care voluntarily.
§ 39.603(1)©, Fla. Stat. (2010).
We read these express
