Florida Statute 753.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 753
SUPERVISED VISITATION

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F.S. 753.03

753.03 Standards for supervised visitation and supervised exchange programs.—

(1) Within existing funds from the department, the clearinghouse shall develop standards for supervised visitation programs in order to ensure the safety and quality of each program. Standards must be uniform for all the programs and must address the purposes, policies, standards of practice, program content, security measures, qualifications of providers, training standards, credentials and background screening requirements of staff, information to be provided to the court, and data collection for supervised visitation programs.

(2) The clearinghouse shall use an advisory board to assist in developing the standards. The advisory board must include:

(a) Two members of the executive board of the state chapter of the Supervised Visitation Network, appointed by the president of the state chapter of the Supervised Visitation Network.

(b) A representative of the Office of the State Courts Administrator, appointed by the State Courts Administrator.

(d) A representative of a local law enforcement agency, appointed by the executive director of the Florida Sheriffs Association.

(e) A circuit court judge who presides over domestic violence proceedings, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

(f) A circuit court judge who presides over dependency proceedings, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

(g) Two representatives of a supervised visitation program, appointed by the director of the clearinghouse.

(h) A representative of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, appointed by the executive director of the office.

(3) The clearinghouse, in consultation with the advisory board, shall develop criteria and procedures for approving and rejecting certification applications for and monitoring compliance with the certification of a supervised visitation program. The clearinghouse shall recommend the process for phasing in the implementation of the standards and certification procedures and the criteria for distributing funds to eligible programs and designating the state entity that should certify and monitor the supervised visitation programs.

History.—s. 8, ch. 2007-109; s. 50, ch. 2011-213; s. 82, ch. 2012-5; s. 13, ch. 2020-6.

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Cases Citing Statute 753.03

Total Results: 5

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1993-07-09

Snippet: Culbertson v. Seacoast Towers East, Inc., 232 So.2d 753 (3 D.C.A. Fla., 1970) and Markham v. Kaufman, 284

DeLoach v. DeLoach

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-11-21

Citation: 590 So. 2d 956, 1991 WL 248697

Snippet: payment of pension benefits. Janssen, 331 N.W.2d at 753. [3] Indeed, although in Littleton v. Littleton, 555

Satz v. Perlmutter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-09-13

Citation: 362 So. 2d 160

Snippet: (Sup.Ct. 1965). [2] U.S. v. George, supra, at 753. [3] Superintendent of Belchertown v. Saikewicz, Mass

Martyn v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-12-15

Citation: 257 So. 2d 576, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5327

Snippet: State Bank of Lakeland, 1921, 81 Fla. 35, 87 So. 753. 3) A mortgagee has no right to *578maintain a suit

Martyn v. FIRST FED. SAV. & L. ASS'N OF W. PALM BEACH

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-12-15

Citation: 257 So. 2d 576

Snippet: State Bank of Lakeland, 1921, 81 Fla. 35, 87 So. 753. 3) A mortgagee has no right to *578 maintain a suit