Florida Statute 742.9 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 742
DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE

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F.S. 742.09

742.09 Publishing names; penalty.—Except for the purpose of serving process by publication, as provided under s. 49.011(15), it shall be unlawful for the owner, publisher, manager, or operator of any newspaper, magazine, radio station, or other publication of any kind whatsoever, or any other person responsible therefor, or any radio broadcaster, to publish the name of any of the parties to any court proceeding to determine paternity. A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 8, ch. 26949, 1951; s. 697, ch. 71-136; s. 8, ch. 2007-85.

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S742.09 - OBSTRUCT - PUBLISH NAMES OF PATERNITY DETERMINATION CASES - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 742.09

Total Results: 6

Reiter v. Mason

563 So. 2d 749, 1990 WL 78550

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 1990 | Docket: 1281756

Cited 6 times | Published

paternity proceedings. Mason primarily relies on section 742.09, Florida Statutes (1989), as authority for

Sentinel Communications Co. v. Smith

493 So. 2d 1048, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1484, 13 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1775, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 8652

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1986 | Docket: 1671739

Cited 3 times | Published

Fla. Const. [1] § 63.162(2), Fla. Stat. (1985); § 742.09, Fla. Stat. (1985); § 39.12, Fla. Stat. (1985);

G.W. v. Rushing

22 So. 3d 819, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 17720, 2009 WL 4068108

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 25, 2009 | Docket: 60267114

Cited 1 times | Published

protect the anonymity of parties to such actions, § 742.09, Fla. Stat. (2009), this court truncates the names

T.B. v. M.M.

945 So. 2d 637

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 2006 | Docket: 64848442

Published

KELLY, JJ., Concur. . Further, we note that section 742.09 l's language about dismissing the paternity

Doe v. American Lawyer Media, L.P.

639 So. 2d 1021, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 6618, 1994 WL 316248

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1994 | Docket: 64749693

Published

party to a paternity action in violation of section 742.09, Florida Statutes (1991), and thereby violated

Gadsden County Times, Inc. v. Willis

377 So. 2d 817, 5 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2227, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 16186

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1979 | Docket: 64573130

Published

parties to paternity actions as provided in Section 742.09, Florida Statutes, “certain problems have arisen