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The Florida Statutes
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The 1995 Florida Statutes

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63.0425 Grandparent's right to
adopt. ---
(1) When a child who has lived with a grandparent for
at least 6 months is placed for adoption, the agency or
intermediary handling the adoption shall notify that grandparent of
the impending adoption before the petition for adoption is filed.
If the grandparent petitions the court to adopt the child, the
court shall give first priority for adoption to that
grandparent.
(2) This section shall not apply if the placement for
adoption is a result of the death of the child's parent and a
different preference is stated in the parent's will.
(3) This section shall not apply in stepparent
adoptions.
(4) Nothing in this section shall contravene the
provisions of s. 63.142(4).
History: s. 1, ch. 87-397.
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