The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 751
TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF MINOR CHILDREN BY EXTENDED FAMILY

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F.S. 751.01

751.01 Purpose of act.—The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) Recognize that many minor children in this state live with and are well cared for by members of their extended families. The parents of these children have often provided for their care by placing them temporarily with another family member who is better able to care for them. Because of the care being provided the children by their extended families, they are not dependent children.

(2) Provide for the welfare of a minor child who is living with extended family members. At present, such family members are unable to give complete care to the child in their custody because they lack a legal document that explains and defines their relationship to the child, and they are unable effectively to consent to the care of the child by third parties.

(3) Provide temporary or concurrent custody of a minor child to a family member having physical custody of the minor child to enable the custodian to:

(a) Consent to all necessary and reasonable medical and dental care for the child, including nonemergency surgery and psychiatric care.

(b) Secure copies of the child’s records, held by third parties, that are necessary for the care of the child, including, but not limited to:

1. Medical, dental, and psychiatric records.

2. Birth certificates and other records.

3. Educational records.

(c) Enroll the child in school and grant or withhold consent for a child to be tested or placed in special school programs, including exceptional education.

(d) Do all other things necessary for the care of the child.

(4) Protect the welfare of minor children by allowing transitions of custody consistent with their best interest.

History.—s. 1, ch. 93-104; s. 1, ch. 2006-167; s. 2, ch. 2010-30; s. 1, ch. 2020-146.

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Amendments to 751.01

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 751.01

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 751.01.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

MENDEZ, v. MENDEZ LOPEZ, 271 So. 3d 72 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . Section 751.01, Florida Statutes, provides that the purpose of chapter 751 is, among other things, to . . .

D. H. v. ADEPT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., 271 So. 3d 870 (Fla. 2018)

. . . . § 751.01(3), Fla. Stat. (2006). . . .

TATA, v. TATA, 207 So.3d 933 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard must be provided before any decree is made under sections 751.01 . . .

HUNTER, ON BEHALF OF A. H. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a, 64 F. Supp. 3d 158 (D.D.C. 2014)

. . . Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim under the Homeless Services Reform Act (“HSRA”), D.C.Code § 4-751.01 . . . Id. § 4-751.01(8). The statute establishes standards for all providers of services to the homeless. . . . that, when the Hunters requested shelter, temperatures were below 32 degrees Fahrenheit); D.C.Code § 4-751.01 . . .

LiFLEUR, v. WEBSTER, Jr., 138 So. 3d 570 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . See § 751.01 et seq., Fla. Stat. (2013). . . .

BOYKIN, v. GRAY,, 895 F. Supp. 2d 199 (D.D.C. 2012)

. . . The District cites the definition of a “low barrier shelter” under D.C.Code § 4-751.01(26) in support . . . their complaint, under the District of Columbia’s Homeless Services Reform Act (“HSRA”), D.C.Code § 4-751.01 . . . D.C.Code § 4-755.01(a); see also id. § 4-751.01(8) (defining “Continuum of Care” as “the comprehensive . . . D.C.Code § 4-751.01(35). . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS, 60 So. 3d 979 (Fla. 2011)

. . . Specifically, in chapter 2010-30, the legislature amended sections 751.01, 751.011, 751.02, 751.03, and . . .

MOHORN, v. THOMAS, 30 So. 3d 710 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . See § 751.01, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . .

ROBERT H. LEWIS, JR. AND ELEANOR R. LEWIS v. THE UNITED STATES JACOB TUFANO AND HELEN TUFANO v. THE UNITED STATES, 182 Ct. Cl. 426 (Ct. Cl. 1968)

. . . (or other basis) of $86,681, from which he derived gross rental income of $9,215 and net income of $751.01 . . .

H. LEWIS, Jr. R. v. UNITED STATES TUFANO v. UNITED STATES, 389 F.2d 818 (Ct. Cl. 1968)

. . . (or other basis) of $86,681, from which he derived gross rental income of $9,215 and net income of $751.01 . . .