Florida House Bill 549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 10 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-10 - Died in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides presumptions of legal parentage; authorizes petitions to challenge presumptions of legal parentage; provides petition requirements; requires court to appoint guardian ad litem or attorney ad litem under certain conditions; requires court to hold evidentiary hearing for certain purposes; requires court to require genetic testing of child & alleged parent under certain conditions; requires court to determine parental rights based on best interests of child; requires court to approve, grant, or modify parenting plan under certain conditions; requires court to enter final order or judgment for certain purposes; provides that petition does not impugn or affect child's legitimacy.

Determination of Parentage

Rep. Tom Leek [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-10	House	Died in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee
2018-03-10	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2018-01-09	House	Introduced
2017-11-15	House	Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2017-11-07	House	Filed

S1022 (Similar To) 2018-03-10 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
742	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
742	19		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/549
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/549/BillText/Filed/PDF