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1998 Florida Statutes
PART IX
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
(ss. 39.801-39.817)
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
(ss. 39.801-39.817)
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
39.801
Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.
39.802
Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
39.803
Identity or location of parent unknown after filing of termination of parental rights petition; special procedures.
39.804
Penalties for false statements of paternity.
39.805
No answer required.
39.806
Grounds for termination of parental rights.
39.807
Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
39.808
Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.
39.809
Adjudicatory hearing.
39.810
Manifest best interests of the child.
39.811
Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
39.812
Postdisposition relief.
39.813
Continuing jurisdiction.
39.814
Oaths, records, and confidential information.
39.815
Appeal.
39.816
Authorization for pilot and demonstration projects.
39.817
Foster care privatization demonstration pilot project.