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Fla. Stat. § 39.813 (2025)

Continuing jurisdiction.

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39.813 Continuing jurisdiction.The court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall retain exclusive jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the child’s adoption pursuant to chapter 63.
History.s. 95, ch. 98-403.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2018 · leading case: By v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 887 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 2004).
By v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 887 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 2004). “813 provides that "[t]he court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall retain exclusive jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the child's adoption pursuant to chapter 63.”
Buckner v. Fam. Servs. of Cent. Florida, 876 So. 2d 1285 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). · cites it 2× “— The court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall retain exclusive jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the child's adoption pursuant to chapter 63.”
B.S., Grandmother of P.S.A. & W.H.A., etc. v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 246 So. 3d 479 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). “Section 39.813 provides that “[t]he court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings .”
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