The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . See ch. 2018-103, § 9 (adding paragraph (f) to § 39.6221(1), Fla. Stat. (2017) ). . . . (amending §§ 39.6013, 39.621(5), 39.6221(1), 39.701(2)(d), Fla. . . .
. . . See § 39.6221, Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . ANALYSIS Section 39.6221, Florida Statutes (2016), entitled “Permanent guardianship of a dependent child . . .
. . . For purposes of the proceedings on remand, we note that section 39.6221(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2015 . . . Therefore, the order comports with section 39.6221(2)(c). Cf. S.W-R. v. . . . for an hour to an hour and a half “or at the discretion of the caregiver” did not comply with section 39.6221 . . .
. . . order placing the children in permanent guardianship fails to make the findings required by section 39.6221 . . . Section 39.6221 delineates the findings a trial court is required to make to place a child in a permanent . . . otherwise have before it competent and substantial evidence to support the findings required by section 39.6221 . . . permanent guardianship for the trial court to make the necessary findings of fact required by section 39.6221 . . . Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.425(d)(5) mirrors the requirements of section 39.6221(2). . . .
. . . parental rights has been or will be filed; (c) Permanent guardianship of a dependent child under s. 39.6221 . . . Section 39.6221, specifically states: “[i]f a court determines that reunification or adoption is not . . . Id. § 39.6221(1). . . . See § 39.6221(5), Fla. Stat. (2016). . . . . § 39.6221(6), Fla. Stat. . . .
. . . mother is not fit to care for the child and why reunification is not possible, as required under section 39.6221 . . .
. . . Section 39.6221, Florida Statutes, provides that when a trial court places a minor child in a permanent . . . This 'generic language is insufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 39.6221. See T.B. v. . . . guardianship order because it failed to establish a specific visitation schedule in violation of section 39.6221 . . . guardianship order for the trial court to make the necessary, specific written findings pursuant to section 39.6221 . . .
. . . agree with appellant that the June 5 order does not contain the findings of fact required by section 39.6221 . . .
. . . Section 39.6221(2), Florida Statutes (2014), provides that in a written order establishing a permanent . . . fact made in its order adjudicating the child dependent or by making separate findings of fact.” § 39.6221 . . . The written order does not comply with the statutory requirements of section 39.6221(2)(a), Florida Statutes . . .
. . . first “determines that reunification or adoption is not in the. best interest of the child.... ” § 39.6221 . . . in the best interest of the child, the court may place the child in a permanent guardianship.... ” § 39.6221 . . .
. . . In re J.B., 130 So.3d 753, 757 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014) (citing section 39.6221(5), Florida Statutes, and explaining . . .
. . . court erred by failing to consider and properly apply the factors for permanency set forth in section 39.6221 . . . Moreover, the findings required by section 39.6221(2), upon which the trial court apparently based the . . .
. . . evidence, the order on appeal fads to contain or to reference the detailed findings required by section 39.6221 . . . order adjudicating the ehild[ren] dependent or by making separate findings of fact[.])’ ” (quoting § 39.6221 . . . Accordingly, we reverse and remand for the entry of an amended order that meets the requirements of section 39.6221 . . .
. . . Section 39.6221, Florida Statutes (2012), authorizes a court to establish a permanent guardianship of . . . See § 39.6221(1). . . . Subsection 39.6221(2) and rule 8.425(d) contain detailed requirements for the written order establishing . . . See § 39.6221(2); see also J.S. v. . . . Subsection 39.6221(5) explains that the entry of a permanent guardianship requires the court to “discontinue . . .
. . . Section 39.6221, Florida Statutes (2012), lists the factors that the trial court must consider in determining . . . Section 39.6221(2)(a) allows the trial court to refer to specific findings of fact made in the dependency . . . We have held that a nonspecific visitation requirement does not comply with section 39.6221(2)(c). . . . This portion of the order does not necessarily violate section 39.6221(2)(c). . . .
. . . Based upon a review of the supplemented document which complies with section 39.6221, Florida Statutes . . .
. . . evidence, the final order itself does not contain or reference the detailed findings required by section 39.6221 . . . The order also fails to comply with section 39.6221(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2012), which requires the . . . Accordingly, we reverse and remand for entry of an amended order that meets the requirements of section 39.6221 . . . that visitation shall be solely at the discretion of the guardian, which is insufficient under section 39.6221 . . .
. . . elosed dependency case; the trial court placed the child in a permanent guardianship pursuant to section 39.6221 . . . permanent guardianship of a dependent child ... is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining”); § 39.6221 . . .
. . . ruling, we agree with the mother the written order is insufficient to meet the requirements of section 39.6221 . . . court places a minor child in a permanent guardianship in lieu of reunification or adoption, section 39.6221 . . . The Department concedes the trial court’s order does not meet the statutory requirements of section 39.6221 . . . However, the Department contends the mother waived her right as to section 39.6221(2)(c) because of a . . . Reversed and remanded for entry of an order in compliance with the requirements of section 39.6221(2) . . .
. . . terminating protective services; and a separate order for the permanent guardian, issued pursuant to section 39.6221 . . . mother also argues that the trial court’s order failed to make the proper findings pursuant to section 39.6221 . . .
. . . Section 39.6221(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2010), requires the circuit court’s written order to “[sjpecify . . . An order that does not comply with the requirements of section 39.6221 must be reversed. . . . the trial court to delineate S.W-R.’s visitation rights with her children in accordance with section 39.6221 . . .
. . . See § 39.6221, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . . visitation or contact between” R.N. and his daughter in the guardianship order as required by section 39.6221 . . . the animosity between R.N. and the permanent guardian, but also violated the clear mandate of section 39.6221 . . .
. . . See § 39.6221, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . . See § 39.6221(2)(c). . . .
. . . supervision of the Florida Department of Children and Families (“the Department”) pursuant to section 39.6221 . . . Second, she argues that the trial court’s written order does not comply with section 39.6221(2)(a) because . . . additionally argues, and we agree, that the trial court’s written order does not comply with section 39.6221 . . . This clause fails to comport with the statutory mandate of section 39.6221(2)(a) because it “makes only . . .
. . . appeal, D.N. argues, and the Department concedes, that the written order fails to comply with section 39.6221 . . .
. . . C.S. appeals an order placing her son, C.N., in permanent guardianship pursuant to section 39.6221, Florida . . . the state concedes, and we agree, that the lower court’s written order did not comply with section 39.6221 . . .
. . . We accept this concession of error as proper because written findings are required by section 39.6221 . . .
. . . regarding the issue of reunification sufficient to comply with the statutory mandate set forth in section 39.6221 . . . Section 39.6221 of the Florida Statutes requires trial courts to set forth written findings to support . . . things, the statute requires trial courts to explain why the parent is not fit to care for the child: 39.6221 . . . fact made in its order adjudicating the child dependent or by making separate findings of fact ... § 39.6221 . . . discussing the substantive issue raised on appeal, the Second District noted that, pursuant to section 39.6221 . . .
. . . .]” § 39.6221(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008) (emphasis added). . . . The trial court would then be required to comply with the dictates of section 39.6221(2)(a) and either . . .
. . . parental rights has been or will be filed; (c) Permanent guardianship of a dependent child under s. 39.6221 . . .
. . . correctly concedes error because the order failed to contain written findings as required by section 39.6221 . . . The Department also concedes that, even if the trial court’s order complied ■with section 39.6221(2), . . .
. . . We find these concessions to be proper because written findings are required by section 39.6221(2)(a) . . . reverse and remand for the court to make the necessary written findings in compliance with section 39.6221 . . . Department and the Guardian ad Litem also concede that, even if the court had complied with section 39.6221 . . .
. . . . § 39.6221(1), Fla. Stat. (2007); see J.R. v. . . . sjpecify the frequency and nature of visitation or contact between the child and his or her parents.” § 39.6221 . . . Section 39.6221(2)(a) further instructs that the trial court, in its written order, shall "[l]ist the . . . fact made in its order adjudicating the child dependent or by making separate findings of fact.” § 39.6221 . . .
. . . Section 39.6221, Florida Statutes, controls the placement of a child in a permanent guardianship, and . . . care and custody of the person from whom the child was removed without the approval of the court. § 39.6221 . . . trial court shall “relieve [DCF] of the responsibility for supervising the placement of the child.” § 39.6221 . . .
. . . 39.621(6), Florida Statutes (2006); amend the judicial review order to be in compliance with section 39.6221 . . . the child has been in the placement for not less than the preceding six months pursuant to section 39.6221 . . .
. . . appellant seeks review of an order placing his son in a permanent guardianship pursuant to section 39.6221 . . . Department of Children and Family Services correctly concedes error because the requirements of section 39.6221 . . . Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with section 39.6221. . . .
. . . parental rights has been or will be filed; (C) permanent guardianship of a dependent child under section 39.6221 . . .