The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . , 2002, in which the grandparents specifically asserted their priority to adopt pursuant to section 63.0425 . . . Despite having reason to believe that the grandparents were entitled to notice pursuant to section 63.0425 . . . parental rights pending adoption must include a "certificate of compliance with the requirements of s. 63.0425 . . . In 2003, section 63.0425 was revised to provide that adoption entities must give a grandparent notice . . . See § 63.0425, Fla. Stat. (2003). . . . . See §§ 63.0425(1), 39.801(3)(a)(5), Fla. . . . See § 63.0425(1), Fla. Stat. (2002); B.B. v. . . . See § 63.0425(1), Fla. Stat. (2002). . . . Cf. §§ 63.0425(1), 39.801(3)(a)(5), Fla. Stat. (2002); In re X.Z.C., 747 So.2d at 1006-07. . . . Any grandparent entitled to priority for adoption under s. 63.0425. (Emphasis supplied.) . . . .
. . . See, e.g., § 63.0425, Fla. Stat. (2006) (“Grandparent’s right to adopt”). . . .
. . . Among the allegations, it provided that no grandparents were entitled to notice under section 63.0425 . . .
. . . The amendment conforms the rule to section 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes (2004). . . .
. . . .” § 63.0425(1), Fla. Stat. (2001) (emphasis added). . . . adoptive placement, the court order created for her the equivalent of the statutory priority of section 63.0425 . . .
. . . “strong likelihood” of being approved of since they had a statutory priority to adopt under section 63.0425 . . . grandparents alleged they had standing to file a petition via their statutory priority under section 63.0425 . . . time did the grandparents waive their statutory priority to adopt the minor children under section 63.0425 . . . As discussed, supra, section 63.0425 provides the court shall give first priority to petitions filed . . . court to adopt the child, the court shall give first priority for adoption to that grandparent.’’ § 63.0425 . . .
. . . The 2001 Florida Legislature enacted new adoption laws, sections 63.022-.039, 63.0425-.0427, 63.052-.132 . . .
. . . They read section 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes (1999), as the exclusive circumstance under which grandparents . . . the court to adopt the child, the court shall give first priority for adoption to that grandparent. § 63.0425 . . . child had lived with the grandmother for over six months, giving her statutory priority under section 63.0425 . . .
. . . As grounds for intervention and consolidation, Y.H. cited section 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes (1999) . . . First, she asserts a statutory preference under section 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes (1999), by virtue . . . while her granddaughter S.L.H. was in her mother’s womb, she “lived with [Y.H.] for at least 6 months,” 63.0425 . . . also agree that appellant (“GP/Mother”) does not have a priority preference for adoption under section 63.0425 . . .
. . . ’s finding that the child had not lived with the grandparents for at least six months under section 63.0425 . . .
. . . Statutes (Supp.1998), provides that any grandparent entitled to priority for adoption under section 63.0425 . . . Section 63.0425, Florida Statutes (1997), provides that a grandparent be provided with notice when his . . .
. . . P. 1.080; see also § 63.0425, Fla. . . .
. . . Subsection 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes (1991), requires that when a child, who is to be placed for adoption . . .
. . . The trial judge refused to give Dillon “priority” of consideration pursuant to section 63.0425, Florida . . . The trial judge refused to apply section 63.0425 (grandparent priority) because it interpreted such priority . . . The court interpreted section 63.0425, Florida Statutes (1989) to deny the grandmother a statutorily . . . Section 63.0425(2), (3) and (4), Florida Statutes (1991). . . .
. . . (2) Are grandparents entitled to notification and preference in adoptions pursuant to section 63.0425 . . . handled by the attorney for a petitioner-relative, but the adoption is not exempted under either § 63.0425 . . . of section 63.032(8) and the grandparents were not entitled to notice of the adoption under section 63.0425 . . . Section 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes (1987), provides: When a child who has lived with a grandparent . . . We believe that this reading gives unintended breadth to section 63.0425(1). . . .
. . . The appellants-grandparents rely principally on section 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes (1989), which gives . . . maternal grand-aunt and uncle, with whom the child has also resided, rely on sections 63.022(2)(Z) and 63.0425 . . . Section 63.0425(4) provides that the grandparent priority provision is not intended to contravene the . . .
. . . (2) Are grandparents entitled to notification and preference in adoptions pursuant to section 63.0425 . . . handled by the attorney for a petitioner-relative, but the adoption is not exempted under either § 63.0425 . . . Florida Statute Section 63.0425 (1987) provides: 63.0425 Grandparent’s right to adopt. —(1) When a child . . . The sister claims that under Florida Statute section 63.0425 notification of grandparents is only required . . . Thus, if we were to substitute “attorney” for “intermediary” in section 63.0425(1), Florida Statutes . . . The legislature added this definition in 1987 at the same time it enacted section 63.0425, Florida Statutes . . . Fla.Stat. §§ 63.0425(2) & (3) (1987). Neither exception applies in this case. . . .
. . . Upon remand it may be necessary for the trial court to resolve this issue of relationship. . 63.0425 . . . give first priority for adoption to that grandparent. .The grandparent’s priority afforded by section 63.0425 . . . Section 63.0425(4) Florida Statutes (1987) provides: “(4) Nothing in this section shall contravene the . . .