Florida Statute 63.053 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 63
ADOPTION

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F.S. 63.053

63.053 Rights and responsibilities of an unmarried biological father; legislative findings.—

(1) In enacting the provisions contained in this chapter, the Legislature prescribes the conditions for determining whether an unmarried biological father’s actions are sufficiently prompt and substantial so as to require protection of a constitutional right. If an unmarried biological father fails to take the actions that are available to him to establish a relationship with his child, his parental interest may be lost entirely, or greatly diminished, by his failure to timely comply with the available legal steps to substantiate a parental interest.

(2) The Legislature finds that the interests of the state, the mother, the child, and the adoptive parents described in this chapter outweigh the interest of an unmarried biological father who does not take action in a timely manner to establish and demonstrate a relationship with his child in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. An unmarried biological father has the primary responsibility to protect his rights and is presumed to know that his child may be adopted without his consent unless he strictly complies with this chapter and demonstrates a prompt and full commitment to his parental responsibilities.

(3) The Legislature finds that a birth mother and a birth father have a right of privacy.

History.—s. 10, ch. 2003-58; s. 9, ch. 2012-81.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 63.053

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 63.053.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 63.053

Total Results: 18

Kemp & Associates, Inc. v. Chisholm

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-06

Citation: 162 So. 3d 172, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 1555, 2015 WL 477856

Snippet: legal steps to substantiate a parental interest.” § 63.053(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). .We also note that Mr

K.H. v. Children's Home Society

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-08-14

Citation: 120 So. 3d 104, 2013 WL 4080917, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12729

Snippet: legal steps to substantiate a parental interest.” § 63.053(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). A putative father does not

D.S. v. J.L.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-08-10

Citation: 18 So. 3d 1103, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 11046

Snippet: commitment to his parental responsibilities. § 63.053(2). These provisions indicate an interest on the

Ds v. Jl

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-08-10

Citation: 18 So. 3d 1103, 2009 WL 2424306

Snippet: commitment to his parental responsibilities. § 63.053(2). These provisions indicate an interest on the

Heart of Adoptions, Inc. v. JA

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-07-12

Citation: 963 So. 2d 189, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 455, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1236, 2007 WL 2002660

Snippet: further legislative findings are contained in section 63.053(2), Florida Statutes (2005): The Legislature finds

J.A. v. Heart of Adoptions, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-03-28

Citation: 981 So. 2d 471, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 4545

Snippet: based on a legislative finding set forth in section 63.053(2): The Legislature finds that the interests of

In Re Baby H.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-03-28

Citation: 981 So. 2d 471, 2007 WL 914676

Snippet: based on a legislative finding set forth in section 63.053(2): The Legislature finds that the interests of

In Re Adoption of Baby A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-07-21

Citation: 944 So. 2d 380, 2006 WL 2033896

Snippet: are "inchoate" is further explained in section 63.053. That statute explains: (1) In enacting the provisions

B.B. v. P.J.M.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-05-22

Citation: 933 So. 2d 57, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 8011

Snippet: specifically expressed in sections 63.022, and 63.053, Florida Statutes (2004). Section 63.022 states

Bb v. Pjm

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-05-22

Citation: 933 So. 2d 57, 2006 WL 1373243

Snippet: specifically expressed in sections 63.022, and 63.053, Florida Statutes (2004). Section 63.022 states

AFL v. Dept. of Children and Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-04-13

Citation: 927 So. 2d 101, 2006 WL 941803

Snippet: purpose behind the registry is set out under section 63.053. That section provides: (1) In enacting the provisions

J.S. v. S.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-09-21

Citation: 912 So. 2d 650, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 14744

Snippet: love.” She cited section 63.053, Florida Statutes (2004), which provides: 63.053 Rights and responsibilities

Js v. Sa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-09-21

Citation: 912 So. 2d 650, 2005 WL 2292311

Snippet: love." She cited section 63.053, Florida Statutes (2004), which provides: 63.053 Rights and responsibilities

Amendments to Florida Supreme Court Approved FamiLy Law Forms—Stepparent Adoption Forms

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-03-25

Citation: 870 So. 2d 791, 2004 WL 583720

Snippet: new laws related to adoption, including sections 63.053, 63.054, and 63.064, Florida Statutes (2003). These

Arze v. Sadough-Arze

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-06-27

Citation: 789 So. 2d 1141, 2001 WL 716874

Snippet: care and summer camp expenses and an additional $63.53 per month for health insurance, bringing the Husband's

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1997-03-07

Snippet: light of language in Attorney General's Opinion 63-53, in which one of my predecessors in office stated

Motor Union (Aviation) Orion Insurance v. Levenson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-06-04

Citation: 153 So. 2d 852

Snippet: appealed from in the above cases numbered 63-52, 63-53 and 63-54 are in part affirmed and in part reversed

State Ex Rel. Albritton v. Lee

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1938-09-15

Citation: 183 So. 782, 134 Fla. 59

Snippet: O'Donoghue v. United States,289 U.S. 516, *Page 63 53 Sup. Ct. 740, 77 L. Ed. 1356, and Humphrey v. Sadler