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The 2004 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 751
TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILDREN BY EXTENDED FAMILY
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Section 751.011, Florida Statutes 2004

751.011  Definitions.--As used in ss. 751.01-751.05, the term:

(1)  "Extended family" is any family composed of the minor child and a relative of the child who is the child's brother, sister, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin.

(2)  "Putative father" is a man who reasonably believes himself to be the biological father of the minor child, but who is unable to prove his paternity due to the absence of the mother of the child.

History.--s. 2, ch. 93-104; s. 4, ch. 96-305.