This Florida child custody and visitation form should be used when you are asking the court to change current court-ordered custody or visitation arrangements.
NOTE: The title of this form has been changed. The new title is Supplemental Petition to Modify Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief.
The court can change an order granting shared parental responsibility, including a primary residential responsibility custody order if the judge finds that there has been a substantial change in the circumstances of the parties and the change is in the children's best interests.
This Florida child custody form should be used by a birth mother or father to ask the court to establish paternity, custody, visitation, and/or child support of a minor child or children.
This means that you are trying to legally establish who is the father of the children.
This Florida child custody form is to be completed and signed by the parent who is giving up all rights to and custody of the minor child to be adopted.
This consent shall not be executed before the birth of the minor child. For more information about consenting to adoption, you should refer to Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, and sections 63.062 - 63.082, Florida Statutes, in particular.
This Florida child custody form should be used when a stepfather is adopting his wife’s minor child and the mother and father of the minor child(ren) were never married and paternity has not been established by a valid acknowledgment or court order.
This Affidavit of Nonpaternity may be used instead of a consent form. This Affidavit may be executed before the birth of the minor child. The person signing the affidavit waives notice to all court proceedings after the date it is signed.
After signing this affidavit, it may only be withdrawn if the court finds the affidavit was obtained by fraud or duress.
This Florida child custody form must be completed and signed by the person being adopted, the adoptee, if he or she is over 12 years of age, unless the court, in the best interest of the minor excuses the minor’s consent.
It must be signed in the presence of a notary public or deputy clerk and two witnesses other than the notary public or deputy clerk.
This Florida child custody form should be used when a stepparent is adopting his or her spouse’s child. Both the stepparent and his or her spouse must sign this petition. You must attach all necessary consents or acknowledgments that apply to your case, as listed under the Special Notes section below.
Florida Statutes require that consent to adoption be obtained from:the mother of the minor.the father of the minor if:
the minor was conceived or born while the father was married to the mother;
the minor is his child by adoption;
the minor has been established by a court proceeding to be his child;
he has filed an affidavit of paternity pursuant to section 382.013(2)(c) Florida Statutes; or
in the case of an unmarried biological father, he has acknowledged in writing, signed in the presence of a competent witness, that he is the father of the minor, has filed such acknowledgment with the Office of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health within the required timeframes, and has complied with the requirements of section 63.062(2).
Determining whether someone’s consent is required may be a complicated issue and you may wish to consult an attorney. For more information about consenting to adoption, you should refer to Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, and sections 63.062 - 63.082 in particular.
This Florida child custody form should be used when a stepparent is adopting his or her spouse’s adult child. You must obtain the written consent of the adult child to be adopted, as well as the written consent of his or her spouse (if married).
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