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Fla. Stat. § 39.805 (2025)
No answer required.
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39.805 No answer required.—No answer to the petition or any other pleading need be filed by any child or parent, 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 any answer or any pleading, the child or parent shall, prior to the 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 termination of parental rights or to enter a plea to allegations in the petition before the court.
Note.—Former s. 39.463.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: S.m.o., the Mother v. Dep't of Child. & Families (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).
S.m.o., the Mother v. Dep't of Child. & Families (Fla. 3d DCA 2023). “2 This case involves egregious conduct under § 39.805(1)(f). “[I]n cases involving egregious conduct by a parent, ‘the termination of parental rights without the use of plans or agreements is the least restrictive means.”
— 39.805(1)(f) — 1 case
S.m.o., the Mother v. Dep't of Child. & Families (Fla. 3d DCA 2023). “2 This case involves egregious conduct under § 39.805(1)(f). “[I]n cases involving egregious conduct by a parent, ‘the termination of parental rights without the use of plans or agreements is the least restrictive means.”
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