Florida Statute 743.07 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 743
DISABILITY OF NONAGE OF MINORS REMOVED

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F.S. 743.07

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 743.07

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 743.07.

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Cases Citing Statute 743.07

Total Results: 20

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-10-28

Snippet: birthday unless the court has found that section 743.07(2), Florida Statues, applies, or the parties have

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-10-28

Snippet: birthday unless the court has found that section 743.07(2), Florida Statues, applies, or the parties have

ALBERTO RABADAN v. ANA RABADAN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-05-19

Snippet: longer had a legal obligation to support. See § 743.07(2), Fla. Stat. (2017) (recognizing only two exceptions

ALBERTO RABADAN v. ANA RABADAN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-03-31

Snippet: longer had a legal obligation to support. See § 743.07(2), Fla. Stat. (2017) (recognizing only two exceptions

K.D., A CHILD v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-08-12

Snippet: provides, in part: (5)(a) Notwithstanding s. 743.07, and except as provided in paragraph (b)

ANDREW BOUKZAM v. JOSSI JUGO

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-03-18

Snippet: in the circumstances of the parties; if s. 743.07(2) applies; or when a child is emancipated,

In re: Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure - Forms 12.996(a) and 12.996(d)

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-05

Snippet: birthday unless the court has found that section 743.07(2), Florida Statues, applies, or the parties have

STACEY WALKER v. KRISTI WALKER

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-05-31

Citation: 274 So. 3d 1156

Snippet: of nineteen. We agree. Section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (2016), allows for an award

James Farmer v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-29

Citation: 268 So. 3d 1009

Snippet: 6, § 2705 (2018); D.C. Code § 46-101 (2018); § 743.07, Fla. Stat. (2018); Ga. Code Ann § 13-3-20 (2018);

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE O/B/O KATHRYN E. SALYER v. KEVIN J. VOBROUCEK

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-11-09

Citation: 259 So. 3d 228

Snippet: -2- pursuant to section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (2017), seeking to extend

ELIZABETH LAMORTE v. PABLO TESTONI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-03-14

Citation: 238 So. 3d 855

Snippet: modification of child support on the basis that section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes, applies. See § 61.13(1)(a)2

Department of Revenue Ex Rel. Tisdale v. Jackson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-13

Citation: 217 So. 3d 192, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 5104

Snippet: court finds or previously found that [section] 743.07(2) applies, or is other *194 wise

Garcia-Lawson v. Lawson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-08

Citation: 211 So. 3d 137, 2017 WL 514336, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1545

Snippet: child was otherwise legally dependent under section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (2015), or that such support

Sandra Bloom v. Randy Panchyshyn

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-10-04

Citation: 200 So. 3d 272, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14740

Snippet: This argument is meritless. 1 Section 743.07(2),'Florida Statutes (2015), 2 clearly

Loza v. Marin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-12

Snippet: Husband's child support obligation pursuant to section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2013), where Wife's counter-petition

Loza v. Marin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-12

Citation: 198 So. 3d 1017, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12185, 2016 WL 4261396

Snippet: Husband’s child support obligation pursuant to section 743.07, Florida Statutes (2013), where Wife’s counter-petition

Larwa v. Department of Revenue

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-07-31

Citation: 169 So. 3d 1285, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11575, 2015 WL 4577176

Snippet: is mentally or physically incapacitated. See § 743.07(2), Fla. Stat. (2014). Here, the extension of child

Filippo Teresi, Husband v. Sherri Lee Teresi, Wife

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-04-16

Snippet: school until June 2012. See §§ 61.13(1)(a)1.a., 743.07(2), Fla. Stat. Accordingly, on that issue, we

Teresi v. Teresi

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-04-15

Citation: 160 So. 3d 953, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 5489, 2015 WL 1650593

Snippet: school until June 2012. See §§ 61.13(l)(a)l.a., 743.07(2), Fla. Stat. Accordingly, on that issue, we reverse

Henderson v. Henderson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-06

Citation: 162 So. 3d 203, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 1556, 2015 WL 477876

Snippet: found that s. 743.07(2) applies, or is otherwise agreed to by the parties.” Section 743.07(2), Florida