| 1 | Representative(s) Galvano offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 246-249 and insert: |
| 5 | (3) Service of process by publication under chapter 49 may |
| 6 | be made on the legal father in any action or proceeding to |
| 7 | determine paternity, which may result in termination of the |
| 8 | legal father's parental rights, in which another man is alleged |
| 9 | to be the biological father. Before service of process by |
| 10 | publication may be made, the petitioner shall conduct a diligent |
| 11 | search and inquiry to locate the legal father. A diligent search |
| 12 | must include the inquiries required by s. 63.088(5). The |
| 13 | petitioner shall execute an affidavit of diligent search and |
| 14 | file it with the court confirming completion of each aspect of |
| 15 | the diligent search enumerated in s. 63.088(5) and specifying |
| 16 | the results. If the legal father cannot be located, he shall be |
| 17 | served with process by publication in the manner provided in |
| 18 | chapter 49. The notice shall be published in the county where |
| 19 | the legal father was last known to have resided. The clerk of |
| 20 | the circuit court shall mail a copy of the notice to the legal |
| 21 | father at his last known address. |
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| 25 | Remove line 17 and insert: |
| 26 | fathers; providing for diligent search and inquiry; amending s. |
| 27 | 742.09, F.S.; providing an exception |