753.03 – Standards for Supervised Visitation and Supervised Exchange Programs.
753.03 Standards for supervised visitation and supervised exchange programs.— (1) Within existing funds from the department, the clearinghouse shall develop standards for supervised visitation programs in order to ensure the safety and quality of each program. Standards must be uniform for all the programs and must address the purposes, policies, standards of practice, program content, security measures, […]
753.04 – Interim Minimum Standards for Supervised Visitation Programs.
753.04 Interim minimum standards for supervised visitation programs.— (1) Until the standards for supervised visitation and supervised exchange programs are developed pursuant to this chapter and a certification and monitoring process is fully implemented, each supervised visitation program must have an agreement with the court and comply with the Minimum Standards for Supervised Visitation Programs Agreement adopted […]
753.05 – Referrals Involving Child Sexual Abuse.
753.05 Referrals involving child sexual abuse.— (1) Any supervised visitation program that wishes to accept referrals involving child sexual abuse must have an agreement with the court and a current affidavit of compliance on file with the chief judge of the circuit in which the program is located affirming that the program has agreed to comply with […]
752.011 – Petition for Grandparent Visitation With a Minor Child.
752.011 Petition for grandparent visitation with a minor child.—A grandparent of a minor child whose parents are deceased, missing, or in a persistent vegetative state, or whose one parent is deceased, missing, or in a persistent vegetative state and whose other parent has been convicted of a felony or an offense of violence evincing behavior that […]
752.015 – Mediation of Visitation Disputes.
752.015 Mediation of visitation disputes.—It is the public policy of this state that families resolve differences over grandparent visitation within the family. It is the further public policy of this state that, when families are unable to resolve differences relating to grandparent visitation, the family participate in any formal or informal mediation services that may be […]
747.033 – Oath.
747.033 Oath.—Every conservator, before exercising his or her authority as conservator, shall take oath that he or she will faithfully perform his or her duties as conservator and will render true accounts whenever required according to law, which oath may be administered by any officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this state. Such […]
752.02 – Persons Who Must Be Served Notice of Petition; Manner of Service.
752.02 Persons who must be served notice of petition; manner of service.—Notice of the filing of, and a copy of, the petition for grandparental visitation rights shall be served on the parents of the minor child in the manner prescribed by chapter 48. History.—s. 1, ch. 84-64; s. 64, ch. 85-62.
747.034 – Bond.
747.034 Bond.—The court may require the conservator to post a bond as required for a guardian under 1ss. 744.38 and 744.39. All provisions of chapter 744 which are applicable to bonds are applicable to the bond of the conservator required under this chapter. History.—s. 9, ch. 71-103. 1Note.—Repealed by s. 3, ch. 74-106.
752.071 – Effect of Adoption by Stepparent or Close Relative.
752.071 Effect of adoption by stepparent or close relative.—After the adoption of a minor child by a stepparent or close relative, the stepparent or close relative may petition the court to terminate an order granting grandparent visitation under this chapter which was entered before the adoption. The court may terminate the order unless the grandparent is […]
747.035 – Rights, Powers, and Duties of Conservator.
747.035 Rights, powers, and duties of conservator.— (1) The conservator shall have all the rights, powers, and duties of a guardian of the property as established in chapter 744 and an absentee and an absentee’s dependents shall be entitled to all benefits accruing to a ward or a ward’s dependents under said chapter. (2) The circuit court shall […]