Florida Statutes Chapter 63 — ADOPTION

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title VI

• § 63.012 — Short title.
• § 63.022 — Legislative intent.
• § 63.032 — Definitions.
• § 63.037 — Proceedings applicable to cases resulting from a termination of parental rights under chapter 39.
• § 63.039 — Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions.
• § 63.042 — Who may be adopted; who may adopt.
• § 63.0422 — Prohibited conditions on adoptions; firearms and ammunition.
• § 63.0423 — Procedures with respect to surrendered infants.
• § 63.0425 — Grandparent’s right to notice.
• § 63.0427 — Agreements for continued communication or contact between adopted child and siblings, parents, and other relatives.
• § 63.043 — Mandatory screening or testing for sickle-cell trait prohibited.
• § 63.052 — Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
• § 63.053 — Rights and responsibilities of an unmarried biological father; legislative findings.
• § 63.054 — Actions required by an unmarried biological father to establish parental rights; Florida Putative Father Registry.
• § 63.0541 — Public records exemption for the Florida Putative Father Registry.
• § 63.062 — Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue.
• § 63.063 — Responsibility of parents for actions; fraud or misrepresentation; contesting termination of parental rights and adoption.
• § 63.064 — Persons whose consent to an adoption may be waived.
• § 63.082 — Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent.
• § 63.085 — Disclosure by adoption entity.
• § 63.087 — Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; general provisions.
• § 63.088 — Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; notice and service; diligent search.
• § 63.089 — Proceeding to terminate parental rights pending adoption; hearing; grounds; dismissal of petition; judgment.
• § 63.092 — Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study.
• § 63.093 — Adoption of children from the child welfare system.
• § 63.097 — Fees.
• § 63.102 — Filing of petition for adoption or declaratory statement; venue; proceeding for approval of fees and costs.
• § 63.112 — Petition for adoption; description; report or recommendation, exceptions; mailing.
• § 63.122 — Notice of hearing on petition.
• § 63.125 — Final home investigation.
• § 63.132 — Affidavit of expenses and receipts.
• § 63.135 — Information to be submitted to the court.
• § 63.142 — Hearing; judgment of adoption.
• § 63.152 — Application for new birth record.
• § 63.162 — Hearings and records in adoption proceedings; confidential nature.
• § 63.165 — State registry of adoption information; duty to inform and explain.
• § 63.167 — State adoption information center.
• § 63.172 — Effect of judgment of adoption.
• § 63.182 — Statute of repose.
• § 63.192 — Recognition of foreign judgment or decree affecting adoption.
• § 63.202 — Authority to license; adoption of rules.
• § 63.207 — Out-of-state placement.
• § 63.212 — Prohibited acts; penalties for violation.
• § 63.213 — Preplanned adoption agreement.
• § 63.219 — Sanctions.
• § 63.222 — Effect on prior adoption proceedings.
• § 63.232 — Duty of person adopting.
• § 63.2325 — Conditions for invalidation of a consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity.
• § 63.233 — Rulemaking authority.
• § 63.235 — Petitions filed before effective date; governing law.
• § 63.236 — Petitions filed before July 1, 2008; governing law.