HB 0145CS

CHAMBER ACTION




1The Future of Florida's Families Committee recommends the
2following:
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4     Council/Committee Substitute
5     Remove the entire bill and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
7An act relating to family court efficiency; creating s.
825.375, F.S.; authorizing the Supreme Court to create a
9system to identify cases relating to individuals and
10families within the court system; amending s. 39.013,
11F.S.; providing for modifying a court order in a
12subsequent civil proceeding; amending s. 39.0132, F.S.;
13providing for limited admissibility of evidence in
14subsequent civil proceedings; amending s. 39.521, F.S.;
15conforming provisions to s. 39.0132, F.S., regarding
16modification of a court order in a subsequent civil action
17or proceeding; amending s. 39.814, F.S.; providing for
18limited admissibility of evidence in subsequent civil
19proceedings; amending s. 61.13, F.S.; providing for the
20court to determine matters relating to child support in
21any proceeding under ch. 61, F.S.; eliminating provisions
22authorizing the court to award grandparents visitation
23rights; eliminating provisions giving grandparents equal
24standing as parents for evaluating custody arrangements;
25amending s. 61.21, F.S.; requiring the Department of
26Children and Family Services to approve parenting courses;
27establishing requirements relating to the provision of
28approved parenting courses; specifying timeframes for
29completing the course; amending s. 741.30, F.S.; providing
30for an order of temporary custody, visitation, or support
31to remain in effect until the court enters an order in a
32subsequent action; amending ss. 61.1827 and 409.2579,
33F.S., relating to information about applicants and
34recipients of child-support services; conforming cross-
35references; providing for severability; providing an
36effective date.
37
38Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
39
40     Section 1.  Section 25.375, Florida Statutes, is created to
41read:
42     25.375  Identification of related cases.--
43     (1)  The Supreme Court may create a unique identifier for
44each person by which to identify all court cases related to that
45person or his or her family previously or currently in the court
46system. The unique identifier must be the same for that person
47in any court case. To create the unique identifier, the court
48may collect a portion of the person's social security number or
49other personal identification information, such as the person's
50date of birth. Failure to provide a social security number for
51this purpose may not be grounds to deny any services, rights, or
52remedies otherwise provided by law. To implement a unique
53identifier, the Supreme Court may require the revision of only
54those information technology systems that are directly operated
55and funded by the state court system.
56     (2)  In order for the Legislature to set a statewide policy
57on the creation, maintenance, and use of a statewide unique
58identifier for use by the state's criminal justice and court
59systems, the Supreme Court, the Criminal and Juvenile Justice
60Information Systems Council, and the Article V Technology Board
61shall make recommendations to the Governor, the President of the
62Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
63January 2, 2006, for establishing and implementing a unique
64identifier. These recommendations shall address the method and
65responsibility for establishing the unique identifier, the costs
66associated with implementing a unique identifier, and the extent
67to which such efforts should be coordinated with those already
68underway by state and federal agencies. Recommendations shall
69also consider the fiscal impact of implementation of a unique
70identifier on the court system, the clerks of the court, the
71counties, the state attorneys, the public defenders, local and
72state law enforcement, and other related state agencies. This
73subsection expires July 1, 2006.
74     Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 39.013, Florida
75Statutes, is amended to read:
76     39.013  Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.--
77     (4)  Orders entered pursuant to this chapter which affect
78the placement of, access to, parental time with, adoption of, or
79parental rights and responsibilities for a minor child The order
80of the circuit court hearing dependency matters shall be filed
81by the clerk of the court in any dissolution or other custody
82action or proceeding and shall take precedence over other
83custody and visitation orders entered in civil those actions or
84proceedings. However, if the court has terminated jurisdiction,
85such order may be subsequently modified by a court of competent
86jurisdiction in any other civil action or proceeding affecting
87placement of, access to, parental time with, adoption of, or
88parental rights and responsibilities for the same minor child.
89     Section 3.  Subsection (6) of section 39.0132, Florida
90Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is added to that
91section, to read:
92     39.0132  Oaths, records, and confidential information.--
93     (6)  No court record of proceedings under this chapter
94shall be admissible in evidence in any other civil or criminal
95proceeding, except that:
96     (a)  Orders permanently terminating the rights of a parent
97and committing the child to a licensed child-placing agency or
98the department for adoption shall be admissible in evidence in
99subsequent adoption proceedings relating to the child.
100     (a)(b)  Records of proceedings under this chapter forming a
101part of the record on appeal shall be used in the appellate
102court in the manner hereinafter provided.
103     (b)(c)  Records necessary therefor shall be admissible in
104evidence in any case in which a person is being tried upon a
105charge of having committed perjury.
106     (c)(d)  Records of proceedings under this chapter may be
107used to prove disqualification pursuant to s. 435.06 and for
108proof regarding such disqualification in a chapter 120
109proceeding.
110     (d)  A final order entered pursuant to an adjudicatory
111hearing is admissible in evidence in any subsequent civil
112proceeding relating to placement of, access to, parental time
113with, adoption of, or parental rights and responsibilities for
114the same child or a sibling of that child.
115     (e)  Evidence admitted in any proceeding under this chapter
116may be admissible in evidence when offered by any party in a
117subsequent civil proceeding relating to placement of, access to,
118parental time with, adoption of, or parental rights and
119responsibilities for the same child or a sibling of that child
120if:
121     1.  Notice is given to the opposing party or opposing
122party's counsel of the intent to offer the evidence and a copy
123of such evidence is delivered to the opposing party or the
124opposing party's counsel; and
125     2.  The evidence is otherwise admissible in the subsequent
126civil proceeding.
127     (e)  Orders permanently and involuntarily terminating the
128rights of a parent shall be admissible as evidence in subsequent
129termination of parental rights proceedings for a sibling of the
130child for whom parental rights were terminated.
131     (7)  Final orders, records, and evidence in any proceeding
132under this chapter that are subsequently admitted in evidence
133pursuant to subsection (6) remain subject to subsections (3) and
134(4).
135     Section 4.  Subsection (3) of section 39.521, Florida
136Statutes, is amended to read:
137     39.521  Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.--
138     (3)  When any child is adjudicated by a court to be
139dependent, the court shall determine the appropriate placement
140for the child as follows:
141     (a)  If the court determines that the child can safely
142remain in the home with the parent with whom the child was
143residing at the time the events or conditions arose that brought
144the child within the jurisdiction of the court and that
145remaining in this home is in the best interest of the child,
146then the court shall order conditions under which the child may
147remain or return to the home and that this placement be under
148the protective supervision of the department for not less than 6
149months.
150     (b)  If there is a parent with whom the child was not
151residing at the time the events or conditions arose that brought
152the child within the jurisdiction of the court who desires to
153assume custody of the child, the court shall place the child
154with that parent upon completion of a home study, unless the
155court finds that such placement would endanger the safety, well-
156being, or physical, mental, or emotional health of the child.
157Any party with knowledge of the facts may present to the court
158evidence regarding whether the placement will endanger the
159safety, well-being, or physical, mental, or emotional health of
160the child. If the court places the child with such parent, it
161may do either of the following:
162     1.  Order that the parent assume sole custodial
163responsibilities for the child. The court may also provide for
164reasonable visitation by the noncustodial parent. The court may
165then terminate its jurisdiction over the child. The custody
166order shall continue unless modified by a subsequent order of
167the circuit court hearing dependency matters. The order of the
168circuit court hearing dependency matters shall be filed in any
169dissolution or other custody action or proceeding between the
170parents and shall take precedence over other custody and
171visitation orders entered in those actions.
172     2.  Order that the parent assume custody subject to the
173jurisdiction of the circuit court hearing dependency matters.
174The court may order that reunification services be provided to
175the parent from whom the child has been removed, that services
176be provided solely to the parent who is assuming physical
177custody in order to allow that parent to retain later custody
178without court jurisdiction, or that services be provided to both
179parents, in which case the court shall determine at every review
180hearing which parent, if either, shall have custody of the
181child. The standard for changing custody of the child from one
182parent to another or to a relative or another adult approved by
183the court shall be the best interest of the child.
184     (c)  If no fit parent is willing or available to assume
185care and custody of the child, place the child in the temporary
186legal custody of an adult relative or other adult approved by
187the court who is willing to care for the child, under the
188protective supervision of the department. The department must
189supervise this placement until the child reaches permanency
190status in this home, and in no case for a period of less than 6
191months. Permanency in a relative placement shall be by adoption,
192long-term custody, or guardianship.
193     (d)  If the child cannot be safely placed in a nonlicensed
194placement, the court shall commit the child to the temporary
195legal custody of the department. Such commitment invests in the
196department all rights and responsibilities of a legal custodian.
197The department shall not return any child to the physical care
198and custody of the person from whom the child was removed,
199except for court-approved visitation periods, without the
200approval of the court. The term of such commitment continues
201until terminated by the court or until the child reaches the age
202of 18. After the child is committed to the temporary legal
203custody of the department, all further proceedings under this
204section are governed by this chapter.
205
206Protective supervision continues until the court terminates it
207or until the child reaches the age of 18, whichever date is
208first. Protective supervision shall be terminated by the court
209whenever the court determines that permanency has been achieved
210for the child, whether with a parent, another relative, or a
211legal custodian, and that protective supervision is no longer
212needed. The termination of supervision may be with or without
213retaining jurisdiction, at the court's discretion, and shall in
214either case be considered a permanency option for the child. The
215order terminating supervision by the department shall set forth
216the powers of the custodian of the child and shall include the
217powers ordinarily granted to a guardian of the person of a minor
218unless otherwise specified. Upon the court's termination of
219supervision by the department, no further judicial reviews are
220required, so long as permanency has been established for the
221child.
222     Section 5.  Subsection (6) of section 39.814, Florida
223Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is added to that
224section, to read:
225     39.814  Oaths, records, and confidential information.--
226     (6)  No court record of proceedings under this part shall
227be admissible in evidence in any other civil or criminal
228proceeding, except that:
229     (a)  Orders terminating the rights of a parent are
230admissible in evidence in subsequent adoption proceedings
231relating to the child and in subsequent termination of parental
232rights proceedings concerning a sibling of the child.
233     (a)(b)  Records of proceedings under this part forming a
234part of the record on appeal shall be used in the appellate
235court in the manner hereinafter provided.
236     (b)(c)  Records necessary therefor shall be admissible in
237evidence in any case in which a person is being tried upon a
238charge of having committed perjury.
239     (c)  A final order entered pursuant to an adjudicatory
240hearing is admissible in evidence in any subsequent civil
241proceeding relating to placement of, access to, parental time
242with, adoption of, or parental rights and responsibilities for
243the same child or a sibling of that child.
244     (d)  Evidence admitted in any proceeding under this part
245may be admissible in evidence when offered by any party in a
246subsequent civil proceeding relating to placement of, access to,
247parental time with, adoption of, or parental rights and
248responsibilities for the same child or a sibling of that child
249if:
250     1.  Notice is given to the opposing party or opposing
251party's counsel of the intent to offer the evidence and a copy
252of such evidence is delivered to the opposing party or opposing
253party's counsel; and
254     2.  The evidence is otherwise admissible in the subsequent
255civil proceeding.
256     (7)  Final orders, records, and evidence in any proceeding
257under this part which are subsequently admitted in evidence
258pursuant to subsection (6) remain subject to subsections (3) and
259(4).
260     Section 6.  Section 61.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to
261read:
262     61.13  Custody and support of children; visitation rights;
263power of court in making orders.--
264     (1)(a)  In a proceeding under this chapter for dissolution
265of marriage, the court may at any time order either or both
266parents who owe a duty of support to a child to pay support in
267accordance with the guidelines in s. 61.30.  The court initially
268entering an order requiring one or both parents to make child
269support payments shall have continuing jurisdiction after the
270entry of the initial order to modify the amount and terms and
271conditions of the child support payments when the modification
272is found necessary by the court in the best interests of the
273child, when the child reaches majority, or when there is a
274substantial change in the circumstances of the parties.  The
275court initially entering a child support order shall also have
276continuing jurisdiction to require the obligee to report to the
277court on terms prescribed by the court regarding the disposition
278of the child support payments.
279     (b)  Each order for support shall contain a provision for
280health care coverage for the minor child when the coverage is
281reasonably available. Coverage is reasonably available if either
282the obligor or obligee has access at a reasonable rate to a
283group health plan.  The court may require the obligor either to
284provide health care coverage or to reimburse the obligee for the
285cost of health care coverage for the minor child when coverage
286is provided by the obligee.  In either event, the court shall
287apportion the cost of coverage, and any noncovered medical,
288dental, and prescription medication expenses of the child, to
289both parties by adding the cost to the basic obligation
290determined pursuant to s. 61.30(6). The court may order that
291payment of uncovered medical, dental, and prescription
292medication expenses of the minor child be made directly to the
293obligee on a percentage basis.
294     1.  In a non-Title IV-D case, a copy of the court order for
295health care coverage shall be served on the obligor's union or
296employer by the obligee when the following conditions are met:
297     a.  The obligor fails to provide written proof to the
298obligee within 30 days after receiving effective notice of the
299court order, that the health care coverage has been obtained or
300that application for coverage has been made;
301     b.  The obligee serves written notice of intent to enforce
302an order for health care coverage on the obligor by mail at the
303obligor's last known address; and
304     c.  The obligor fails within 15 days after the mailing of
305the notice to provide written proof to the obligee that the
306health care coverage existed as of the date of mailing.
307     2.a.  A support order enforced under Title IV-D of the
308Social Security Act which requires that the obligor provide
309health care coverage is enforceable by the department through
310the use of the national medical support notice, and an amendment
311to the support order is not required. The department shall
312transfer the national medical support notice to the obligor's
313union or employer. The department shall notify the obligor in
314writing that the notice has been sent to the obligor's union or
315employer, and the written notification must include the
316obligor's rights and duties under the national medical support
317notice. The obligor may contest the withholding required by the
318national medical support notice based on a mistake of fact. To
319contest the withholding, the obligor must file a written notice
320of contest with the department within 15 business days after the
321date the obligor receives written notification of the national
322medical support notice from the department. Filing with the
323department is complete when the notice is received by the person
324designated by the department in the written notification. The
325notice of contest must be in the form prescribed by the
326department. Upon the timely filing of a notice of contest, the
327department shall, within 5 business days, schedule an informal
328conference with the obligor to discuss the obligor's factual
329dispute. If the informal conference resolves the dispute to the
330obligor's satisfaction or if the obligor fails to attend the
331informal conference, the notice of contest is deemed withdrawn.
332If the informal conference does not resolve the dispute, the
333obligor may request an administrative hearing under chapter 120
334within 5 business days after the termination of the informal
335conference, in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
336However, the filing of a notice of contest by the obligor does
337not delay the withholding of premium payments by the union,
338employer, or health plan administrator. The union, employer, or
339health plan administrator must implement the withholding as
340directed by the national medical support notice unless notified
341by the department that the national medical support notice is
342terminated.
343     b.  In a Title IV-D case, the department shall notify an
344obligor's union or employer if the obligation to provide health
345care coverage through that union or employer is terminated.
346     3.  In a non-Title IV-D case, upon receipt of the order
347pursuant to subparagraph 1., or upon application of the obligor
348pursuant to the order, the union or employer shall enroll the
349minor child as a beneficiary in the group health plan regardless
350of any restrictions on the enrollment period and withhold any
351required premium from the obligor's income.  If more than one
352plan is offered by the union or employer, the child shall be
353enrolled in the group health plan in which the obligor is
354enrolled.
355     4.a.  Upon receipt of the national medical support notice
356under subparagraph 2. in a Title IV-D case, the union or
357employer shall transfer the notice to the appropriate group
358health plan administrator within 20 business days after the date
359on the notice. The plan administrator must enroll the child as a
360beneficiary in the group health plan regardless of any
361restrictions on the enrollment period, and the union or employer
362must withhold any required premium from the obligor's income
363upon notification by the plan administrator that the child is
364enrolled. The child shall be enrolled in the group health plan
365in which the obligor is enrolled. If the group health plan in
366which the obligor is enrolled is not available where the child
367resides or if the obligor is not enrolled in group coverage, the
368child shall be enrolled in the lowest cost group health plan
369that is available where the child resides.
370     b.  If health care coverage or the obligor's employment is
371terminated in a Title IV-D case, the union or employer that is
372withholding premiums for health care coverage under a national
373medical support notice must notify the department within 20 days
374after the termination and provide the obligor's last known
375address and the name and address of the obligor's new employer,
376if known.
377     5.a.  The amount withheld by a union or employer in
378compliance with a support order may not exceed the amount
379allowed under s. 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act,
38015 U.S.C. s. 1673(b), as amended. The union or employer shall
381withhold the maximum allowed by the Consumer Credit Protection
382Act in the following order:
383     (I)  Current support, as ordered.
384     (II)  Premium payments for health care coverage, as
385ordered.
386     (III)  Past due support, as ordered.
387     (IV)  Other medical support or coverage, as ordered.
388     b.  If the combined amount to be withheld for current
389support plus the premium payment for health care coverage exceed
390the amount allowed under the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and
391the health care coverage cannot be obtained unless the full
392amount of the premium is paid, the union or employer may not
393withhold the premium payment. However, the union or employer
394shall withhold the maximum allowed in the following order:
395     (I)  Current support, as ordered.
396     (II)  Past due support, as ordered.
397     (III)  Other medical support or coverage, as ordered.
398     6.  The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to administer
399the child support enforcement provisions of this section which
400affect Title IV-D cases.
401     (c)  To the extent necessary to protect an award of child
402support, the court may order the obligor to purchase or maintain
403a life insurance policy or a bond, or to otherwise secure the
404child support award with any other assets which may be suitable
405for that purpose.
406     (d)1.  Unless the provisions of subparagraph 3. apply, all
407child support orders entered on or after January 1, 1985, shall
408direct that the payments of child support be made as provided in
409s. 61.181 through the depository in the county where the court
410is located. All child support orders shall provide the full name
411and date of birth of each minor child who is the subject of the
412child support order.
413     2.  Unless the provisions of subparagraph 3. apply, all
414child support orders entered before January 1, 1985, shall be
415modified by the court to direct that payments of child support
416shall be made through the depository in the county where the
417court is located upon the subsequent appearance of either or
418both parents to modify or enforce the order, or in any related
419proceeding.
420     3.  If both parties request and the court finds that it is
421in the best interest of the child, support payments need not be
422directed through the depository.  The order of support shall
423provide, or shall be deemed to provide, that either party may
424subsequently apply to the depository to require direction of the
425payments through the depository.  The court shall provide a copy
426of the order to the depository.
427     4.  If the parties elect not to require that support
428payments be made through the depository, any party may
429subsequently file an affidavit with the depository alleging a
430default in payment of child support and stating that the party
431wishes to require that payments be made through the depository.
432The party shall provide copies of the affidavit to the court and
433to each other party.  Fifteen days after receipt of the
434affidavit, the depository shall notify both parties that future
435payments shall be paid through the depository.
436     5.  In IV-D cases, the IV-D agency shall have the same
437rights as the obligee in requesting that payments be made
438through the depository.
439     (e)  In a judicial circuit with a work experience and job
440training pilot project, if the obligor is unemployed or has no
441income and does not have an account at a financial institution,
442then the court shall order the obligor to seek employment, if
443the obligor is able to engage in employment, and to immediately
444notify the court upon obtaining employment, upon obtaining any
445income, or upon obtaining any ownership of any asset with a
446value of $500 or more.  If the obligor is still unemployed 30
447days after any order for support, the court may order the
448obligor to enroll in the work experience, job placement, and job
449training pilot program for noncustodial parents as established
450in s. 409.2565, if the obligor is eligible for entrance into the
451pilot program.
452     (2)(a)  The court shall have jurisdiction to determine
453custody, notwithstanding that the child is not physically
454present in this state at the time of filing any proceeding under
455this chapter, if it appears to the court that the child was
456removed from this state for the primary purpose of removing the
457child from the jurisdiction of the court in an attempt to avoid
458a determination or modification of custody.
459     (b)1.  The court shall determine all matters relating to
460custody of each minor child of the parties in accordance with
461the best interests of the child and in accordance with the
462Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. It is
463the public policy of this state to assure that each minor child
464has frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the
465parents separate or the marriage of the parties is dissolved and
466to encourage parents to share the rights and responsibilities,
467and joys, of childrearing. After considering all relevant facts,
468the father of the child shall be given the same consideration as
469the mother in determining the primary residence of a child
470irrespective of the age or sex of the child.
471     2.  The court shall order that the parental responsibility
472for a minor child be shared by both parents unless the court
473finds that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental
474to the child. Evidence that a parent has been convicted of a
475felony of the third degree or higher involving domestic
476violence, as defined in s. 741.28 and chapter 775, or meets the
477criteria of s. 39.806(1)(d), creates a rebuttable presumption of
478detriment to the child. If the presumption is not rebutted,
479shared parental responsibility, including visitation, residence
480of the child, and decisions made regarding the child, may not be
481granted to the convicted parent. However, the convicted parent
482is not relieved of any obligation to provide financial support.
483If the court determines that shared parental responsibility
484would be detrimental to the child, it may order sole parental
485responsibility and make such arrangements for visitation as will
486best protect the child or abused spouse from further harm.
487Whether or not there is a conviction of any offense of domestic
488violence or child abuse or the existence of an injunction for
489protection against domestic violence, the court shall consider
490evidence of domestic violence or child abuse as evidence of
491detriment to the child.
492     a.  In ordering shared parental responsibility, the court
493may consider the expressed desires of the parents and may grant
494to one party the ultimate responsibility over specific aspects
495of the child's welfare or may divide those responsibilities
496between the parties based on the best interests of the child.
497Areas of responsibility may include primary residence,
498education, medical and dental care, and any other
499responsibilities that the court finds unique to a particular
500family.
501     b.  The court shall order "sole parental responsibility,
502with or without visitation rights, to the other parent when it
503is in the best interests of" the minor child.
504     c.  The court may award the grandparents visitation rights
505with a minor child if it is in the child's best interest.
506Grandparents have legal standing to seek judicial enforcement of
507such an award. This section does not require that grandparents
508be made parties or given notice of dissolution pleadings or
509proceedings. A court may not order that a child be kept within
510the state or jurisdiction of the court solely for the purpose of
511permitting visitation by the grandparents.
512     3.  Access to records and information pertaining to a minor
513child, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and
514school records, may not be denied to a parent because the parent
515is not the child's primary residential parent. Full rights under
516this subparagraph apply to either parent unless a court order
517specifically revokes these rights, including any restrictions on
518these rights as provided in a domestic violence injunction. A
519parent having rights under this subparagraph has the same rights
520upon request as to form, substance, and manner of access as are
521available to the other parent of a child, including, without
522limitation, the right to in-person communication with medical,
523dental, and education providers.
524     (c)  The circuit court in the county in which either parent
525and the child reside or the circuit court in which the original
526award of custody was entered have jurisdiction to modify an
527award of child custody. The court may change the venue in
528accordance with s. 47.122.
529     (d)  No presumption shall arise in favor of or against a
530request to relocate when a primary residential parent seeks to
531move the child and the move will materially affect the current
532schedule of contact and access with the secondary residential
533parent.  In making a determination as to whether the primary
534residential parent may relocate with a child, the court must
535consider the following factors:
536     1.  Whether the move would be likely to improve the general
537quality of life for both the residential parent and the child.
538     2.  The extent to which visitation rights have been allowed
539and exercised.
540     3.  Whether the primary residential parent, once out of the
541jurisdiction, will be likely to comply with any substitute
542visitation arrangements.
543     4.  Whether the substitute visitation will be adequate to
544foster a continuing meaningful relationship between the child
545and the secondary residential parent.
546     5.  Whether the cost of transportation is financially
547affordable by one or both parties.
548     6.  Whether the move is in the best interests of the child.
549     (3)  For purposes of shared parental responsibility and
550primary residence, the best interests of the child shall include
551an evaluation of all factors affecting the welfare and interests
552of the child, including, but not limited to:
553     (a)  The parent who is more likely to allow the child
554frequent and continuing contact with the nonresidential parent.
555     (b)  The love, affection, and other emotional ties existing
556between the parents and the child.
557     (c)  The capacity and disposition of the parents to provide
558the child with food, clothing, medical care or other remedial
559care recognized and permitted under the laws of this state in
560lieu of medical care, and other material needs.
561     (d)  The length of time the child has lived in a stable,
562satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining
563continuity.
564     (e)  The permanence, as a family unit, of the existing or
565proposed custodial home.
566     (f)  The moral fitness of the parents.
567     (g)  The mental and physical health of the parents.
568     (h)  The home, school, and community record of the child.
569     (i)  The reasonable preference of the child, if the court
570deems the child to be of sufficient intelligence, understanding,
571and experience to express a preference.
572     (j)  The willingness and ability of each parent to
573facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent-child
574relationship between the child and the other parent.
575     (k)  Evidence that any party has knowingly provided false
576information to the court regarding a domestic violence
577proceeding pursuant to s. 741.30.
578     (l)  Evidence of domestic violence or child abuse.
579     (m)  Any other fact considered by the court to be relevant.
580     (4)(a)  When a noncustodial parent who is ordered to pay
581child support or alimony and who is awarded visitation rights
582fails to pay child support or alimony, the custodial parent
583shall not refuse to honor the noncustodial parent's visitation
584rights.
585     (b)  When a custodial parent refuses to honor a
586noncustodial parent's visitation rights, the noncustodial parent
587shall not fail to pay any ordered child support or alimony.
588     (c)  When a custodial parent refuses to honor a
589noncustodial parent's or grandparent's visitation rights without
590proper cause, the court shall, after calculating the amount of
591visitation improperly denied, award the noncustodial parent or
592grandparent a sufficient amount of extra visitation to
593compensate the noncustodial parent or grandparent, which
594visitation shall be ordered as expeditiously as possible in a
595manner consistent with the best interests of the child and
596scheduled in a manner that is convenient for the person deprived
597of visitation. In ordering any makeup visitation, the court
598shall schedule such visitation in a manner that is consistent
599with the best interests of the child or children and that is
600convenient for the noncustodial parent or grandparent. In
601addition, the court:
602     1.  May order the custodial parent to pay reasonable court
603costs and attorney's fees incurred by the noncustodial parent or
604grandparent to enforce their visitation rights or make up
605improperly denied visitation;
606     2.  May order the custodial parent to attend the parenting
607course approved by the judicial circuit;
608     3.  May order the custodial parent to do community service
609if the order will not interfere with the welfare of the child;
610     4.  May order the custodial parent to have the financial
611burden of promoting frequent and continuing contact when the
612custodial parent and child reside further than 60 miles from the
613noncustodial parent;
614     5.  May award custody, rotating custody, or primary
615residence to the noncustodial parent, upon the request of the
616noncustodial parent, if the award is in the best interests of
617the child; or
618     6.  May impose any other reasonable sanction as a result of
619noncompliance.
620     (d)  A person who violates this subsection may be punished
621by contempt of court or other remedies as the court deems
622appropriate.
623     (5)  The court may make specific orders for the care and
624custody of the minor child as from the circumstances of the
625parties and the nature of the case is equitable and provide for
626child support in accordance with the guidelines in s. 61.30.  An
627award of shared parental responsibility of a minor child does
628not preclude the court from entering an order for child support
629of the child.
630     (6)  In any proceeding under this section, the court may
631not deny shared parental responsibility, custody, or visitation
632rights to a parent or grandparent solely because that parent or
633grandparent is or is believed to be infected with human
634immunodeficiency virus; but the court may condition such rights
635upon the parent's or grandparent's agreement to observe measures
636approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of
637the United States Public Health Service or by the Department of
638Health for preventing the spread of human immunodeficiency virus
639to the child.
640     (7)  In any case where the child is actually residing with
641a grandparent in a stable relationship, whether the court has
642awarded custody to the grandparent or not, the court may
643recognize the grandparents as having the same standing as
644parents for evaluating what custody arrangements are in the best
645interest of the child.
646     (7)(8)  If the court orders that parental responsibility,
647including visitation, be shared by both parents, the court may
648not deny the noncustodial parent overnight contact and access to
649or visitation with the child solely because of the age or sex of
650the child.
651     (8)(9)(a)  Beginning July 1, 1997, each party to any
652paternity or support proceeding is required to file with the
653tribunal as defined in s. 88.1011(22) and State Case Registry
654upon entry of an order, and to update as appropriate,
655information on location and identity of the party, including
656social security number, residential and mailing addresses,
657telephone number, driver's license number, and name, address,
658and telephone number of employer. Beginning October 1, 1998,
659each party to any paternity or child support proceeding in a
660non-Title IV-D case shall meet the above requirements for
661updating the tribunal and State Case Registry.
662     (b)  Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and
663Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is
664required to provide his or her social security number in
665accordance with this section.  Disclosure of social security
666numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to
667the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for
668child support enforcement.
669     (c)  Beginning July 1, 1997, in any subsequent Title IV-D
670child support enforcement action between the parties, upon
671sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to
672ascertain the location of such a party, the court of competent
673jurisdiction shall deem state due process requirements for
674notice and service of process to be met with respect to the
675party, upon delivery of written notice to the most recent
676residential or employer address filed with the tribunal and
677State Case Registry pursuant to paragraph (a). Beginning October
6781, 1998, in any subsequent non-Title IV-D child support
679enforcement action between the parties, the same requirements
680for service shall apply.
681     (9)(10)  At the time an order for child support is entered,
682each party is required to provide his or her social security
683number and date of birth to the court, as well as the name, date
684of birth, and social security number of each minor child that is
685the subject of such child support order. Pursuant to the federal
686Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
687of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social
688security number in accordance with this section. All social
689security numbers required by this section shall be provided by
690the parties and maintained by the depository as a separate
691attachment in the file. Disclosure of social security numbers
692obtained through this requirement shall be limited to the
693purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for child
694support enforcement.
695     Section 7.  Subsections (3), (4), (5), and (6) of section
69661.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
697     61.21  Parenting course authorized; fees; required
698attendance authorized; contempt.--
699     (3)  Each course provider offering a parenting course
700pursuant to this section must be approved by the Department of
701Children and Family Services.
702     (a)  The Department of Children and Family Services shall
703provide each judicial circuit with a list of approved course
704providers and sites at which the parent education and family
705stabilization course may be completed. Each judicial circuit
706must make information regarding all course providers approved
707for that circuit available to all parents.
708     (b)  The Department of Children and Family Services shall
709include on the list of approved course providers and sites for
710each circuit at least one site in that circuit where the parent
711education and family stabilization course may be completed on a
712sliding fee scale, if available.
713     (c)  The Department of Children and Family Services shall
714include on the list of approved course providers, without
715limitation as to the area of the state for which the course is
716approved, a minimum of one statewide approved course to be
717provided through the Internet and one statewide approved course
718to be provided through correspondence. The purpose of the
719Internet and correspondence courses is to ensure that the parent
720education and stabilization course is available in the home
721county of each state resident and to those out-of-state persons
722subject to this section.
723     (d)  The Department of Children and Family Services may
724remove a provider who violates this section, or its implementing
725rules, from the list of approved court providers.
726     (e)  The Department of Children and Family Services shall
727adopt rules to administer subsection (2) and this subsection.
728     (4)(3)  All parties to a dissolution of marriage proceeding
729with minor children or a paternity action that which involves
730issues of parental responsibility shall be required to complete
731the Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course prior to
732the entry by the court of a final judgment. The court may excuse
733a party from attending the parenting course, or from completing
734the course within the required time, for good cause.
735     (5)(4)  All parties required to complete a parenting course
736under this section shall begin the course as expeditiously as
737possible. For dissolution of marriage actions, unless excused by
738the court pursuant to subsection (4), the petitioner must
739complete the course within 45 days after the filing of the
740petition, and all other parties must complete the course within
74145 days after service of the petition. For paternity actions,
742unless excused by the court pursuant to subsection (4), the
743petitioner must complete the course within 45 days after filing
744the petition, and any other party must complete the course
745within 45 days after an acknowledgment of paternity by that
746party, an adjudication of paternity of that party, or an order
747granting visitation to or support from that party. Each party to
748a dissolution or paternity action after filing for dissolution
749of marriage and shall file proof of compliance with this
750subsection with the court prior to the entry of the final
751judgment.
752     (6)(5)  All parties to a modification of a final judgment
753involving shared parental responsibilities, custody, or
754visitation may be required to complete a court-approved
755parenting course prior to the entry of an order modifying the
756final judgment.
757     (6)  The department shall provide each judicial circuit
758with a list of approved course providers and sites at which the
759parent education and family stabilization course required by
760this section may be completed. The department shall also include
761on the list of course providers and sites at least one site in
762each circuit at which the parent education and family
763stabilization course may be completed on a sliding fee scale, if
764available.
765     Section 8.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and paragraph
766(a) of subsection (6) of section 741.30, Florida Statutes, are
767amended to read:
768     741.30  Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of
769court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary
770injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification
771system; enforcement.--
772     (5)(a)  When it appears to the court that an immediate and
773present danger of domestic violence exists, the court may grant
774a temporary injunction ex parte, pending a full hearing, and may
775grant such relief as the court deems proper, including an
776injunction:
777     1.  Restraining the respondent from committing any acts of
778domestic violence.
779     2.  Awarding to the petitioner the temporary exclusive use
780and possession of the dwelling that the parties share or
781excluding the respondent from the residence of the petitioner.
782     3.  On the same basis as provided in s. 61.13(2), (3), (4),
783and (5), granting to the petitioner temporary custody of a minor
784child or children. An order of temporary custody remains in
785effect until the order expires or an order is entered by a court
786of competent jurisdiction in a pending or subsequent civil
787action or proceeding affecting the placement of, access to,
788parental time with, adoption of, or parental rights and
789responsibilities for the minor child.
790     (6)(a)  Upon notice and hearing, when it appears to the
791court that the petitioner is either the victim of domestic
792violence as defined by s. 741.28 or has reasonable cause to
793believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a victim of
794domestic violence, the court may grant such relief as the court
795deems proper, including an injunction:
796     1.  Restraining the respondent from committing any acts of
797domestic violence.
798     2.  Awarding to the petitioner the exclusive use and
799possession of the dwelling that the parties share or excluding
800the respondent from the residence of the petitioner.
801     3.  On the same basis as provided in chapter 61, awarding
802temporary custody of, or temporary visitation rights with regard
803to, a minor child or children of the parties. An order of
804temporary custody or visitation remains in effect until the
805order expires or an order is entered by a court of competent
806jurisdiction in a pending or subsequent civil action or
807proceeding affecting the placement of, access to, parental time
808with, adoption of, or parental rights and responsibilities for
809the minor child.
810     4.  On the same basis as provided in chapter 61,
811establishing temporary support for a minor child or children or
812the petitioner. An order of temporary support remains in effect
813until the order expires or an order is entered by a court of
814competent jurisdiction in a pending or subsequent civil action
815or proceeding affecting child support.
816     5.  Ordering the respondent to participate in treatment,
817intervention, or counseling services to be paid for by the
818respondent. When the court orders the respondent to participate
819in a batterers' intervention program, the court, or any entity
820designated by the court, must provide the respondent with a list
821of all certified batterers' intervention programs and all
822programs which have submitted an application to the Department
823of Children and Family Services Corrections to become certified
824under s. 741.32 s. 741.325, from which the respondent must
825choose a program in which to participate. If there are no
826certified batterers' intervention programs in the circuit, the
827court shall provide a list of acceptable programs from which the
828respondent must choose a program in which to participate.
829     6.  Referring a petitioner to a certified domestic violence
830center. The court must provide the petitioner with a list of
831certified domestic violence centers in the circuit which the
832petitioner may contact.
833     7.  Ordering such other relief as the court deems necessary
834for the protection of a victim of domestic violence, including
835injunctions or directives to law enforcement agencies, as
836provided in this section.
837     Section 9.  Subsection (1) of section 61.1827, Florida
838Statutes, is amended to read:
839     61.1827  Identifying information concerning applicants for
840and recipients of child support services.--
841     (1)  Any information that reveals the identity of
842applicants for or recipients of child support services,
843including the name, address, and telephone number of such
844persons, in the possession of a non-Title IV-D county child
845support enforcement agency is confidential and exempt from
846public disclosure pursuant to s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a) of Art.
847I of the State Constitution. The use or disclosure of such
848information by the non-Title IV-D county child support
849enforcement agency is limited to the purposes directly connected
850with:
851     (a)  Any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil
852proceeding connected with the administration of any non-Title
853IV-D county child support enforcement program;
854     (b)  Mandatory disclosure of identifying and location
855information as provided in s. 61.13(8)(9) by the non-Title IV-D
856county child support enforcement agency when providing non-Title
857IV-D services; or
858     (c)  Mandatory disclosure of information as required by ss.
859409.2577, 61.181, 61.1825, and 61.1826 and Title IV-D of the
860Social Security Act.
861     (d)  Disclosure to an authorized person, as defined in 45
862C.F.R. s. 303.15, for purposes of enforcing any state or federal
863law with respect to the unlawful taking or restraint of a child
864or making or enforcing a child custody or visitation
865determination. As used in this paragraph, the term "authorized
866person" includes a noncustodial parent, unless a court has
867entered an order under s. 741.30, s. 741.31, or s. 784.046.
868     Section 10.  Subsection (1) of section 409.2579, Florida
869Statutes, is amended to read:
870     409.2579  Safeguarding Title IV-D case file information.--
871     (1)  Information concerning applicants for or recipients of
872Title IV-D child support services is confidential and exempt
873from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). The use or disclosure of
874such information by the IV-D program is limited to purposes
875directly connected with:
876     (a)  The administration of the plan or program approved
877under part A, part B, part D, part E, or part F of Title IV;
878under Title II, Title X, Title XIV, Title XVI, Title XIX, or
879Title XX; or under the supplemental security income program
880established under Title XVI of the Social Security Act;
881     (b)  Any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil
882proceeding connected with the administration of any such plan or
883program;
884     (c)  The administration of any other federal or federally
885assisted program which provides service or assistance, in cash
886or in kind, directly to individuals on the basis of need;
887     (d)  Reporting to an appropriate agency or official,
888information on known or suspected instances of physical or
889mental injury, child abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, or
890negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child who is the
891subject of a support enforcement activity under circumstances
892which indicate that the child's health or welfare is threatened
893thereby; and
894     (e)  Mandatory disclosure of identifying and location
895information as provided in s. 61.13(8)(9) by the IV-D program
896when providing Title IV-D services.
897     Section 11.  If any provision of this act or its
898application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
899invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of
900the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision
901or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
902severable.
903     Section 12.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.


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