HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                Bill No. CS/HB 141   Barcode 611755
    Amendment No. c (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Lynn offered the following:
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13         Substitute Amendment for Amendment (665351) 
14         On page 78,
15  remove from the bill:  lines 21-23
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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  
18         (e)  When a petition for a declaratory statement as to
19  the adoption contract is filed prior to the commencement of
20  proceedings to terminate parental rights, it must be filed in
21  accordance with the venue requirements for the filing of the
22  petition terminating parental rights under s. 63.087. Pursuant
23  to s. 63.087, a previously filed petition for a declaratory
24  statement filed under this section must be consolidated with a
25  related subsequently filed petition for termination of
26  parental rights. If the petition for declaratory statement is
27  filed after the judgment terminating parental rights has been
28  entered, the action for declaratory statement must be
29  consolidated with any related petition for adoption. Only one
30  filing fee may be assessed for
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