Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...The courts' continuing jurisdiction is supported by the various statutory provisions of chapters 39 and 63. For example, section 39.812(4), Florida Statutes, states that "[t]he court shall retain jurisdiction over any child placed in the custody of the department until the child is adopted," and section 39.813 provides that "[t]he court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall retain exclusive jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the child's adoption pur...

...NOTES [1] Adoption statutes, however, are not immune from constitutional scrutiny. See Caban v. Mohammed, 441 U.S. 380, 99 S.Ct. 1760, 60 L.Ed.2d 297 (1979) (invalidating on equal protection grounds state law permitting unwed mother but not unwed father to block adoption of their child by withholding consent). [2] See section 39.813, Florida Statutes (2003), which provides: 39.813 Continuing jurisdiction....

...The procedures and substantive rights 4 governing TPR proceedings are codified in Chapter 39. Moreover, section 39.013(1) clearly states that “all procedures” in chapter 39 are governed by the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. Section 39.813 provides that “[t]he court which terminates the parental rights of a child who is the subject of termination proceedings ....

...The court shall review the status of the child’s placement and the progress being made toward permanent adoptive placement. As part of this continuing jurisdiction, for good cause shown by the guardian ad litem for the child, the court may review the appropriateness of the adoptive placement. of the child.”); §.39.813, Fla....

...In fact, ⅛ circuit court has “inherent and continuing jurisdiction to entertain matters pertaining to child custody and to enter any order appropriate to a child’s welfare.’”” B.B. v. Dep’t of Children & Families, 854 So.2d 822, 825 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) (citing sections 39.812(4) and 39.813 and quoting Henry & Rilla White Found., Inc....