Florida Statute 63.202 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 63
ADOPTION

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F.S. 63.202

63.202 Authority to license; adoption of rules.—

(1) The Department of Children and Families is authorized and empowered to license child placement agencies that it determines to be qualified to place minors for adoption.

(2) No agency shall place a minor for adoption unless such agency is licensed by the department, except a child-caring agency registered under s. 409.176.

(3) The department may adopt rules necessary to ensure that all child-placing agencies comply with this chapter to receive or renew a license.

History.—s. 20, ch. 73-159; s. 23, ch. 77-147; s. 7, ch. 78-190; s. 8, ch. 87-397; s. 12, ch. 97-101; s. 29, ch. 2001-3; s. 22, ch. 2012-81; s. 29, ch. 2014-19.

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Total Results: 5

In Re SNW

912 So. 2d 368, 2005 WL 2467056

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 7, 2005 | Docket: 1755613

Cited 9 times | Published

a licensed child-placing agency pursuant to section 63.202, Florida Statutes (2004), and therefore an

Adoption Miracles, LLC v. S.C.W.

912 So. 2d 368, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 16035

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 7, 2005 | Docket: 64840609

Cited 3 times | Published

a licensed child-placing agency pursuant to section 63.202, Florida Statutes (2004), and therefore an

STATE OF FLA., DEPT. OF HRS v. Friends of Children

653 F. Supp. 1221, 55 U.S.L.W. 2511, 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16013

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 24, 1986 | Docket: 2246431

Cited 1 times | Published

Florida without obtaining a license as required by § 63.202. 4. HRS's position as explained by attorney Pierce

Dept. of Health v. Tallahassee Demo., Inc.

481 So. 2d 958, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 162

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 7, 1986 | Docket: 548121

Cited 1 times | Published

Act shall be held in closed court... ." Although § 63.202, Florida Statutes, empowers HRS to license adoption

Home At Last Agency, Inc. v. J.L.C.-W

98 So. 3d 699, 2012 WL 4738869, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16959

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 5, 2012 | Docket: 60312530

Published

agency licensed by the department pursuant to section 63.202 to place minors for adoption.”