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Fla. Stat. § 743.07 (2025)

Rights, privileges, and obligations of persons 18 years of age or older.

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743.07 Rights, privileges, and obligations of persons 18 years of age or older.—

(1) The disability of nonage is hereby removed for all persons in this state who are 18 years of age or older, and they shall enjoy and suffer the rights, privileges, and obligations of all persons 21 years of age or older except as otherwise excluded by the State Constitution immediately preceding the effective date of this section and except as otherwise provided in the Beverage Law.

(2) This section shall not prohibit any court of competent jurisdiction from requiring support for a dependent person beyond the age of 18 years when such dependency is because of a mental or physical incapacity which began prior to such person reaching majority or if the person is dependent in fact, is between the ages of 18 and 19, and is still in high school, performing in good faith with a reasonable expectation of graduation before the age of 19.

(3) This section shall operate prospectively and not retrospectively, and shall not affect the rights and obligations existing prior to July 1, 1973.

History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-21; s. 5, ch. 80-74; s. 22, ch. 88-176; s. 8, ch. 91-246; s. 84, ch. 99-3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 155 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1974–2026 · leading case: Cronebaugh v. Van Dyke, 415 So. 2d 738 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

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Cronebaugh v. Van Dyke, 415 So. 2d 738 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). · cites it 9× “However, the effect of section 743.07(1), Florida Statutes (1973), is to remove the disability of nonage of persons who are 18 years of age [8] and enables them to enjoy and suffer the rights, privileges and obligations of all persons 21 years of age or older.”

Taylor v. Bonsall, 875 So. 2d 705 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). · cites it 13× “The trial court found that a literal reading of paragraph seven of the stipulation would result in a forfeiture of Devon's right to claim support as a dependent adult under section 743.07, Florida Statutes, because no order of extension was entered prior to Devon's eighteenth…”

Nicolay v. Nicolay, 387 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). · cites it 11× “It also created Section 743.07, Florida Statutes (1979), which reads as follows: *502 (1) The disability of nonage is hereby removed for all persons in this state who are 18 years of age or older, and they shall enjoy and suffer the rights, privileges, and obligations of all…”

Hastings v. Hastings, 841 So. 2d 484 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003). · cites it 11× “They do not affect a dependent person's right to an independent action against her or his father or mother, which action can brought at any time as the parents remain responsible for support throughout the dependency, and throughout their lives.”

Loza v. Marin, 198 So. 3d 1017 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). · cites it 12× “The dis-positive issue on appeal is whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to modify Husband’s child support obligation pursuant to section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2013), where Wife’s counter-petition for modification of child support was filed after the…”

Campagna v. Cope, 971 So. 2d 243 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). · cites it 8× “This section may also work in conjunction with section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (2005), to effectively further extend a parent's standing to seek retroactive support.”

Kern v. Kern, 360 So. 2d 482 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). · cites it 5× “Section 743.07, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1977).”

Carter v. Carter, 511 So. 2d 404 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). · cites it 11× “The father submits that a court may not require a parent to support a child beyond his eighteenth birthday simply because that child is still attending high school.”

Keenan v. Keenan, 440 So. 2d 642 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). · cites it 9× “Section 743.07, Florida Statutes (1973) was made effective July 1, 1973 and reduced the age of majority from twenty-one to eighteen.”

D.J.S. v. W.R.R., 99 So. 3d 991 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012). · cites it 11× “was entitled to support until he graduated from high school, citing section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2008). She also *992 asserted that he had a physical incapacity, Cystic Fibrosis; that he required support; and that the incapacity began prior to his reaching the age of…”

Lane v. Mra Holdings, LLC, 242 F. Supp. 2d 1205 (M.D. Fla. 2002). · cites it 4× “Lane’s Capacity to Consent In support of her argument of lack of capacity to consent, Lane cites to Fla. Stat. § 743.07 , 37 which removes the disabilities of a minor at the age of 18, and *1216 Fla.”

Brennan v. State, 754 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1999). · cites it 4× “01 with § 743.07, Fla. Stat. (1987), or sue or be sued.”

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— 743.07(1) — 19 cases

Cronebaugh v. Van Dyke, 415 So. 2d 738 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). “However, the effect of section 743.07(1), Florida Statutes (1973), is to remove the disability of nonage of persons who are 18 years of age [8] and enables them to enjoy and suffer the rights, privileges and obligations of all persons 21 years of age or older.”

Hastings v. Hastings, 841 So. 2d 484 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003). “They do not affect a dependent person's right to an independent action against her or his father or mother, which action can brought at any time as the parents remain responsible for support throughout the dependency, and throughout their lives.”

Lowe v. Broward Cnty., 766 So. 2d 1199 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Nicolay v. Nicolay, 387 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). “It also created Section 743.07, Florida Statutes (1979), which reads as follows: *502 (1) The disability of nonage is hereby removed for all persons in this state who are 18 years of age or older, and they shall enjoy and suffer the rights, privileges, and obligations of all…”

Fagan v. Fagan, 381 So. 2d 278 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).

— 743.07(2) — 77 cases

Campagna v. Cope, 971 So. 2d 243 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). “This section may also work in conjunction with section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (2005), to effectively further extend a parent's standing to seek retroactive support.”

Keenan v. Keenan, 440 So. 2d 642 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). “Section 743.07, Florida Statutes (1973) was made effective July 1, 1973 and reduced the age of majority from twenty-one to eighteen.”

D.J.S. v. W.R.R., 99 So. 3d 991 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012). “was entitled to support until he graduated from high school, citing section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2008). She also *992 asserted that he had a physical incapacity, Cystic Fibrosis; that he required support; and that the incapacity began prior to his reaching the age of…”

Carter v. Carter, 511 So. 2d 404 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). “The father submits that a court may not require a parent to support a child beyond his eighteenth birthday simply because that child is still attending high school.”

— 743.07(3) — 8 cases

Moss-Jacober v. Moss, 334 So. 2d 89 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976).

Goldsmith v. Goldsmith, 487 So. 2d 332 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).

Archer v. Archer, 427 So. 2d 325 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).

— 743.07(l) — 1 case

Loza v. Marin, 198 So. 3d 1017 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “The dis-positive issue on appeal is whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to modify Husband’s child support obligation pursuant to section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2013), where Wife’s counter-petition for modification of child support was filed after the…”

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