63.192
Recognition of foreign judgment or decree affecting adoption.
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63.192 Recognition of foreign judgment or decree affecting adoption.—A judgment terminating the relationship of parent and child or establishing the relationship by adoption, or a decree granting legal guardianship for purposes of adoption, issued pursuant to due process of law by a court or authorized body of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall be recognized in this state, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be determined as though the judgment or decree were issued by a court of this state. A judgment or decree of a court or authorized body terminating the relationship of a parent and child, whether independent, incorporated in an adoption decree, or incorporated in a legal guardianship order issued pursuant to due process of law of any other jurisdiction within or without the United States, shall be deemed to effectively terminate parental rights for purposes of a proceeding on a petition for adoption in this state. If a minor child has been made available for adoption in a foreign state or foreign country and the parental rights of the minor child’s parent have been terminated or the child has been declared to be abandoned or orphaned, no additional termination of parental rights proceeding need occur, and the adoption may be finalized according to the procedures set forth in this chapter.
History.—s. 19, ch. 73-159; s. 21, ch. 2008-151.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1992–2015 · leading case: Embry v. Ryan
Embry v. Ryan (2009)
“§ 63.192, Fla. Stat. (2007) (emphasis added).”
Dennis v. Kline (2013)
“Section 63.192, Florida Statutes (2011), provides that Florida courts must recognize the adoption decrees of other states: A judgment .”
Kupec v. Cooper (1992)
“Section 63.192, Fla. Stat. (1991). If the evidence shows that the adoption proceedings were in compliance with another state's law and that law is similar to the law of Florida, then Florida will give it full faith and credit.”
Kemp & Associates, Inc. v. Chisholm (2015)
“Section 63.192, Florida Statutes (2010), which we must interpret consistent with the Full Faith and Credit Clause, provides [a] judgment .”
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