Florida Statute 742.7 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 742
DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE

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F.S. 742.07

742.07 Effect of adoption.—Upon the adoption of a child, for whom support has been ordered, by some person other than the father, the liability of the father for the support of the child shall be terminated.

History.—s. 6, ch. 26949, 1951.

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Cases Citing Statute 742.07

Total Results: 2

Kranz v. Kranz

661 So. 2d 876, 1995 WL 581377

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 5, 1995 | Docket: 532317

Cited 5 times | Published

was adopted. The general master found that section 742.07, Florida Statutes (1991), provides that the

In Re Adoption of Baby A.

944 So. 2d 380, 2006 WL 2033896

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 21, 2006 | Docket: 1649311

Cited 3 times | Published

with the Florida Putative Father Registry.[19] Section 742.07 explains that an adoption by another party