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Fla. Stat. § 63.135 (2025)
Information to be submitted to the court.
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63.135 Information to be submitted to the court.—
(1) The adoption entity or petitioner must file an affidavit under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act in the termination of parental rights proceeding in the first pleading or in an affidavit attached to that pleading.
(2) Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of any custody proceeding concerning the child in this or any other state about which he or she obtained information during this proceeding.
History.—s. 6, ch. 87-397; s. 340, ch. 95-147; s. 27, ch. 2003-58; s. 19, ch. 2008-151.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1990–2008 · leading case: In Re Adoption of a Minor Child
In Re Adoption of a Minor Child (1991)
“On May 11, 1988, the sister filed a petition for adoption in the Circuit Court for Broward County with the natural father's written consent and filed the affidavit required by section 63.135, Florida Statutes (1987). [2] The affidavit informed the court of the substance of the…”
The Florida Bar v. Dove (2008)
“§ 63.135(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2002) ("Each party in an adoption proceeding involving a child over the age of 6 months, in the first pleading or in an affidavit attached to that pleading, shall .”
In Re Adoption of a Minor Child (1990)
“She also filed the affidavit required by section 63.135, Florida Statutes (1987). This affidavit informed the court that there had been custody proceedings in New Jersey but asserted that no current proceedings were "pending".”
— 63.135(1)(c) — 1 case
The Florida Bar v. Dove (2008)
“§ 63.135(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2002) ("Each party in an adoption proceeding involving a child over the age of 6 months, in the first pleading or in an affidavit attached to that pleading, shall .”
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