Florida Statute 63.182 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 63
ADOPTION

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F.S. 63.182

63.182 Statute of repose.—

(1) Notwithstanding s. 95.031 or s. 95.11 or any other statute, an action or proceeding of any kind to vacate, set aside, or otherwise nullify a judgment of adoption or an underlying judgment terminating parental rights on any ground may not be filed more than 1 year after entry of the judgment terminating parental rights.

(2)(a) Except for the specific persons expressly entitled to be given notice of an adoption in accordance with this chapter, the interest that entitles a person to notice of an adoption must be direct, financial, and immediate, and the person must show that he or she will gain or lose by the direct legal operation and effect of the judgment. A showing of an indirect, inconsequential, or contingent interest is wholly inadequate, and a person with this indirect interest lacks standing to set aside a judgment of adoption.

(b) This subsection is remedial and shall apply to all adoptions, including those in which a judgment of adoption has already been entered.

History.—s. 18, ch. 73-159; s. 6, ch. 2000-188; s. 32, ch. 2003-58; s. 32, ch. 2003-154; s. 4, ch. 2006-265.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 63.182

Total Results: 20

GUARDIAN AD LITEM, K.F. AND J.F., ADOPTIVE PARENTS OF RA.W. vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, R.W., JR., AND T.W., BIOLOGICAL/FORMER PARENTS, R.W., SR., AND C.W., MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS/ADOPTIVE PARENTS OF R.W., III

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-10-18

Snippet: barred by the statute of repose codified at section 63.182(1), Florida Statutes (2017), and thus not meet

Leggett v. Adoption GVLP

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-24

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1168

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 63.182(1), Fla. Stat. (2018) ("[A]n action or proceeding of any kind to

Leggett v. Adoption GVLP

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-24

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1168

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 63.182(1), Fla. Stat. (2018) ("[A]n action or proceeding of any kind to

J.G., THE FATHER v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-30

Citation: 247 So. 3d 561

Snippet: of the judgment terminating parental rights.” § 63.182(1), Fla. Stat. (2015). Since J.G. did not file

Edwards v. Maxwell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-03-31

Citation: 215 So. 3d 616, 2017 WL 1201873, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 4409

Snippet: could bring an action to vacate an adoption. See § 63.182(2)(a), Fla. Stat.; Stefanos v. Rivera-Berrios,

M.N., Jr. the Father v. Department of Children And Families and Guardian Ad Litem Program

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-04-08

Citation: 161 So. 3d 1290, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 5107

Snippet: the Father’s argument, we affirm. Section 63.182(1), Florida Statutes (2013), a statute of repose

Makaros v. Cichocki

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-03-13

Citation: 159 So. 3d 957, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 3584, 2015 WL 1071067

Snippet: notice of the stepparent adoption proceedings. See § 63.182(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012) (“[T]he interest that

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: providing six months). Florida law permits one year. § 63.182(1), Fla. Stat. (1997). . In 1975, the Florida

Dennis v. Kline

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-19

Citation: 120 So. 3d 11, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9614, 2013 WL 3014115

Snippet: interested parties. See 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 2713.10 Section 63.182(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2011), sets the notice

Goodman v. Goodman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-03-27

Citation: 126 So. 3d 310, 2013 WL 1222944, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 4927

Snippet: proceeding, pursuant to section 63.182, Florida Statutes (2011). Section 63.182(2)(a) states, in pertinent

F.R. v. Adoption of Baby Boy Born November 2, 2010

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-05-21

Citation: 135 So. 3d 301, 2012 WL 1813520, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 8019

Snippet: provides for a one-year filing window. Section, 63.182, Florida Statutes (2010), entitled "Statute of

Martin v. Adoption of L.M.D.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-05

Citation: 64 So. 3d 758, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 10435, 2011 WL 2652372

Snippet: independent statute of repose for adoptions. § 63.182, Fla. Stat. (2009). The statute provides that “an

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: 089, 63.102, 63.112, 63.122, 63.132, 63.142, and 63.182, Florida Statutes (2002). The 2003 Florida Legislature

Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-09-21

Citation: 810 So. 2d 1, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 13, 2000 Fla. LEXIS 2272, 2000 WL 1352932

Snippet: children). 3. I understand pursuant to section 63.182, Florida Statutes, that: “After one year of the

M.C. v. A.H.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-10-13

Citation: 745 So. 2d 396

Snippet: final. Neither party raises or discusses section 63.182, Florida Statutes, which states that: "After one

Mc v. Ah

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-10-13

Citation: 745 So. 2d 396, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 13470, 1999 WL 817916

Snippet: final. Neither party raises or discusses section 63.182, Florida Statutes, which states that: "After one

Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-02-26

Citation: 713 So. 2d 1, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 105, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 475, 1998 WL 166533

Snippet: child(ren). 3. I understand pursuant to section 63.182, Florida Statutes, that: "After one year

Preston v. Tolone

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-10-27

Citation: 661 So. 2d 967, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 11243, 1995 WL 627457

Snippet: that the one year time limit set forth in section 63.182 is not applicable to bar this suit. The trial judge

Peregood v. Cosmides

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-10-27

Citation: 663 So. 2d 665, 1995 WL 627459

Snippet: children's minority. [3] We are aware that section 63.182, Florida Statutes (1993) provides that: [a]fter

In Re Adoption of a Minor Child

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-12-12

Citation: 593 So. 2d 185, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 771, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 2126, 1991 WL 259752

Snippet: within the one-year period permitted by section 63.182, Florida Statutes (1987), to attack a final judgment