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FL H0373
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Casello
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AI Summary
- Removes the existing provisions allowing disclosure of birth parent, adoptee, or adoptive parent names and identities from adoption records without a court order based on written authorization from the relevant parties
- Establishes that adoption-related identifying information may be disclosed without a court order only through the process under s. 382.015(4), which allows an adoptee aged 18 or older to request that the seal on their original birth certificate be broken
- Eliminates the "good cause" court order process and its multi-factor balancing test previously used for disclosing adoption records, including consideration of the adoptee's best interests, the desires of all parties, and agency recommendations
- Removes the requirement that adoptees or other persons seeking adoption information pay a reasonable fee to the department or agency for services and expenses, and eliminates the court's authority to appoint intermediaries to facilitate contact between birth parents and adult adoptees
- Effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Release of Adoption information
Last Action
Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Civil Justice Subcommittee2/1/2023
Full Bill Text
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