63.125
Final home investigation.
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63.125 Final home investigation.—
(1) The final home investigation must be conducted before the adoption becomes final. The investigation may be conducted by a licensed child-placing agency or a professional in the same manner as provided in s. 63.092 to ascertain whether the adoptive home is a suitable home for the minor and whether the proposed adoption is in the best interest of the minor. Unless directed by the court, an investigation and recommendation are not required if the petitioner is a stepparent or if the minor is related to one of the adoptive parents within the third degree of consanguinity. The department is required to perform the home investigation only if there is no licensed child-placing agency or professional pursuant to s. 63.092 in the county in which the prospective adoptive parent resides.
(2) The department, the licensed child-placing agency, or the professional that performs the investigation must file a written report of the investigation with the court and the petitioner within 90 days after placement.
(3) The report of the investigation must contain an evaluation of the placement with a recommendation on the granting of the petition for adoption and any other information the court requires regarding the petitioner or the minor.
(4) The department, the licensed child-placing agency, or the professional making the required investigation may request other state agencies or child-placing agencies within or outside this state to make investigations of designated parts of the inquiry and to make a written report to the department, the professional, or other person or agency.
(5) The final home investigation must include:
(a) The information from the preliminary home study.
(b) After the minor is placed in the intended adoptive home, two scheduled visits with the minor and the minor’s adoptive parent or parents, one of which visits must be in the home, to determine the suitability of the placement.
(c) The family social and medical history as provided in s. 63.082.
(d) Any other information relevant to the suitability of the intended adoptive home.
(e) Any other relevant information, as provided in rules that the department may adopt.
History.—s. 14, ch. 92-96; s. 24, ch. 2001-3; s. 25, ch. 2003-58.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1992–2010 · leading case: Florida Department of Children & Families v. Adoption of X.X.G.
Florida Department of Children & Families v. Adoption of X.X.G. (2010)
“As stated in the brief amicus curiae of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, "A parent's homosexuality is not a basis to terminate his or her parental rights.”
By v. Department of Children and Families (2004)
“In response, the attorney ad litem for the three children argued that a final home investigation was not required under section 63.125, Florida Statutes (1999), because B.”
Dept. of Children and Family Services v. By (2003)
“In response, the attorney ad litem for the three children argued that a final home investigation was not required under section 63.125, because B.Y. was within the third-degree of consanguinity with the children.”
Brown v. Ables (In Re Ables) (2003)
“This fact is critical because if there is no such relationship, Florida Stat *920 utes section 63.125 requires a home study, which specifically includes an interview with the birth mother.”
Matter of Adoption of Kmc (1992)
“See § 63.125, Fla. Stat. (1992). [1] The prospective parents were preliminarily approved to adopt a child through an intermediary as permitted under Florida law.”
— 63.125(1) — 4 cases
By v. Department of Children and Families (2004)
“In response, the attorney ad litem for the three children argued that a final home investigation was not required under section 63.125, Florida Statutes (1999), because B.”
Florida Department of Children & Families v. Adoption of X.X.G. (2010)
“As stated in the brief amicus curiae of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, "A parent's homosexuality is not a basis to terminate his or her parental rights.”
Dept. of Children and Family Services v. By (2003)
“In response, the attorney ad litem for the three children argued that a final home investigation was not required under section 63.125, because B.Y. was within the third-degree of consanguinity with the children.”
Matter of Adoption of Kmc (1992)
“See § 63.125, Fla. Stat. (1992). [1] The prospective parents were preliminarily approved to adopt a child through an intermediary as permitted under Florida law.”
— 63.125(3) — 1 case
Florida Department of Children & Families v. Adoption of X.X.G. (2010)
“As stated in the brief amicus curiae of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, "A parent's homosexuality is not a basis to terminate his or her parental rights.”
— 63.125(5) — 1 case
Florida Department of Children & Families v. Adoption of X.X.G. (2010)
“As stated in the brief amicus curiae of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, "A parent's homosexuality is not a basis to terminate his or her parental rights.”
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