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FL Stat § 741.2902 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.2902 - Domestic Violence; Legislative Intent With Respect to Judiciary’s Role.

741.2902 Domestic violence; legislative intent with respect to judiciary’s role.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature, with respect to domestic violence cases, that at the first appearance the court shall consider the safety of the victim, the victim’s children, and any other person who may be in danger if the defendant is released, and exercise caution in releasing defendants.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, with respect to injunctions for protection against domestic violence, issued pursuant to s. 741.30, that the court shall:(a) Recognize that the petitioner’s safety may require immediate removal of the respondent from their joint residence and that there can be inherent danger in permitting the respondent partial or periodic access to the residence.(b) Ensure that the parties have a clear understanding of the terms of the injunction, the penalties for failure to comply, and that the parties cannot amend the injunction verbally, in writing, or by invitation to the residence.(c) Ensure that the parties have knowledge of legal rights and remedies including, but not limited to, visitation, child support, retrieving property, counseling, and enforcement or modification of the injunction.(d) Consider temporary child support when the pleadings raise the issue and in the absence of other support orders.(e) Consider supervised visitation, withholding visitation, or other arrangements for visitation that will best protect the child and petitioner from harm.(f) Enforce, through a civil or criminal contempt proceeding, a violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence.(g) Consider requiring the perpetrator to complete a batterers’ intervention program. It is preferred that such program meet the requirements specified in s. 741.325.History.—s. 5, ch. 91-210; s. 4, ch. 94-134; s. 4, ch. 94-135; s. 13, ch. 94-170; s. 4, ch. 95-195; s. 11, ch. 2002-55; s. 9, ch. 2012-147.
FL Stat § 741.3165 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.3165 - Certain Information Exempt From Disclosure.

741.3165 Certain information exempt from disclosure.—(1)(a) Any information that is confidential or exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and that is obtained by a domestic violence fatality review team conducting activities as described in s. 741.316 shall retain its confidential or exempt status when held by a domestic violence fatality review team.(b) Any information contained in a record created by a domestic violence fatality review team pursuant to s. 741.316 that reveals the identity of a victim of domestic violence or the identity of the children of the victim is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.(2) Portions of meetings of any domestic violence fatality review team regarding domestic violence fatalities and their prevention, during which confidential or exempt information, the identity of the victim, or the identity of the children of the victim is discussed, are exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution.History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-219; s. 1, ch. 2005-212; s. 160, ch. 2008-4; s. 1, ch. 2010-43.
FL Stat § 741.32 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.32 - Batterers’ Intervention Programs.

741.32 Batterers’ intervention programs.—The Legislature finds that the incidence of domestic violence in this state is disturbingly high and that, despite the efforts of many to curb this violence, one person dies at the hands of a spouse, ex-spouse, or cohabitant approximately every 3 days. Further, a child who witnesses the perpetration of this violence becomes a victim as he or she hears or sees it occurring. This child is at high risk of also being the victim of physical abuse by the parent who is perpetrating the violence and, to a lesser extent, by the parent who is the victim. These children are also at a high risk of perpetrating violent crimes as juveniles and, later, becoming perpetrators of the same violence that they witnessed as children. The Legislature finds that there should be standardized programming available to the justice system to protect victims and their children and to hold the perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their acts. To ensure statewide consistency in such programming, the Department of Children and Families shall certify and monitor batterers’ intervention programs to be used by the justice system. Finally, the Legislature recognizes that in order for batterers’ intervention programs to be successful in protecting victims and their children, all participants in the justice system as well as social service agencies and local and state governments must coordinate their efforts at the community level.History.—s. 16, ch. 95-195; s. 37, ch. 96-312; s. 280, ch. 99-8; s. 2, ch. 2001-183; s. 12, ch. 2012-147; s. 3, ch. 2021-152.
FL Stat § 741.325 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.325 - Requirements for Batterers’ Intervention Programs.

741.325 Requirements for batterers’ intervention programs.—(1) A batterers’ intervention program must meet the following requirements:(a) The primary purpose of the program shall be victim safety and the safety of children, if present.(b) The batterer shall be held accountable for acts of domestic violence.(c) The program shall be at least 29 weeks in length and include 24 weekly sessions, plus appropriate intake, assessment, and orientation programming.(d) The program content shall be based on a cognitive behavioral therapy model or psychoeducational model that addresses tactics of power and control by one person over another.(e) The program shall be funded by user fees paid by the batterers who attend the program, which allows them to take responsibility for their acts of violence. An exception shall be made for local, state, or federal programs that fund batterers’ intervention programs in whole or in part.(2) The requirements of this section apply only to programs that address the perpetration of violence between intimate partners, spouses, ex-spouses, or those who share a child in common or who are cohabitants in intimate relationships for the purpose of exercising power and control by one over the other. It will endanger victims if courts and other referral agencies refer family and household members who are not perpetrators of the type of domestic violence encompassed by these requirements. Accordingly, the court and others who make referrals should refer perpetrators only to programming that appropriately addresses the violence committed.History.—s. 17, ch. 95-195; s. 3, ch. 2001-183; s. 13, ch. 2012-147; s. 4, ch. 2021-152.
FL Stat § 741.327 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.327 - Certification and Monitoring of Batterers’ Intervention Programs; Rules.

741.327 Certification and monitoring of batterers’ intervention programs; rules.—(1) Pursuant to s. 741.32, the Department of Children and Families shall certify and monitor batterers’ intervention programs.(2) The department shall adopt by rule procedures to administer this section, including, but not limited to, procedures related to the development of criteria for the approval, suspension, or rejection of certification of batterers’ intervention programs.History.—s. 38, ch. 96-312; s. 6, ch. 98-388; s. 5, ch. 2001-183; s. 14, ch. 2012-147; s. 5, ch. 2021-152.
FL Stat § 741.401 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.401 - Legislative Findings; Purpose.

741.401 Legislative findings; purpose.—The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of ss. 741.401-741.409 is to enable state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic violence, to enable interagency cooperation with the Attorney General in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence, and to enable state and local agencies to accept a program participant’s use of an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address.History.—s. 1, ch. 98-404.
FL Stat § 741.402 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.402 - Definitions; Ss. 741.401-741.409.

741.402 Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409.—Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in ss. 741.401-741.409, the term:(1) “Address” means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the individual’s application to be a program participant under ss. 741.401-741.409.(2) “Program participant” means a person certified as a program participant under s. 741.403.(3) “Domestic violence” means an act as defined in s. 741.28 and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement officers.History.—s. 2, ch. 98-404.
FL Stat § 741.404 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.404 - Certification Cancellation.

741.404 Certification cancellation.—(1) If the program participant obtains a name change, he or she loses certification as a program participant.(2) The Attorney General may cancel a program participant’s certification if there is a change in the residential address from the one listed on the application, unless the program participant provides the Attorney General with 14 days’ prior notice of the change of address.(3) The Attorney General may cancel certification of a program participant if mail forwarded by the Attorney General to the program participant’s address is returned and is undeliverable or if service of process documents are returned to the Attorney General.(4) The Attorney General shall cancel certification of a program participant who applies using false information.History.—s. 4, ch. 98-404.
FL Stat § 741.405 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.405 - Agency Use of Designated Address.

741.405 Agency use of designated address.—(1) A program participant may request that state and local agencies or other governmental entities use the address designated by the Attorney General as his or her address. When creating a new public record, state and local agencies or other governmental entities shall accept the address designated by the Attorney General as a program participant’s substitute address, unless the Attorney General has determined that:(a) The agency or entity has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the address that would otherwise be confidential under ss. 741.401-741.409;(b) This address will be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes;(c) The agency or entity has identified the specific program participant’s record for which the waiver is requested;(d) The agency or entity has identified the individuals who will have access to the record; and(e) The agency or entity has explained how its acceptance of a substitute address will prevent the agency from meeting its obligations under the law and why it cannot meet its statutory or administrative obligation by a change in its internal procedures.(2) During the review, evaluation, and appeal of an agency’s request, the agency shall accept the use of a program participant’s substitute address.(3) The Attorney General’s determination to grant or withhold a requested waiver must be based on, but not limited to, an evaluation of information provided under subsection (1).(4) If the Attorney General determines that an agency or entity has a bona fide statutory or administrative need for the actual address and that the information will be used only for that purpose, the Attorney General may issue the actual address to the agency or entity. When granting a waiver, the Attorney General shall notify and require the agency or entity to:(a) Maintain the confidentiality of a program participant’s address information;(b) Limit the use of and access to that address;(c) Designate an address disposition date after which the agency or entity may no longer maintain the record of the address; and(d) Comply with any other provisions and qualifications determined appropriate by the Attorney General.(5) The Attorney General’s denial of an agency’s or entity’s waiver request must be made in writing and include a statement of specific reasons for denial. Acceptance or denial of an agency’s or entity’s waiver request shall constitute final agency action.(6) Pursuant to chapter 120, an agency or entity may appeal the denial of its request.(7) A program participant may use the address designated by the Attorney General as his or her work address.(8) The Office of the Attorney General shall forward all first-class mail to the appropriate program participants at no charge.History.—s. 5, ch. 98-404.
FL Stat § 741.406 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.406 - Voting by Program Participant; Use of Designated Address by Supervisor of Elections.

741.406 Voting by program participant; use of designated address by supervisor of elections.—A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may request a vote-by-mail ballot pursuant to s. 101.62. The program participant shall automatically receive vote-by-mail ballots for all elections in the jurisdictions in which that individual resides in the same manner as vote-by-mail voters. The supervisor of elections shall transmit the vote-by-mail ballot to the program participant at the address designated by the participant in his or her application as a vote-by-mail voter. The name, address, and telephone number of a program participant may not be included in any list of registered voters available to the public.History.—s. 6, ch. 98-404; s. 1, ch. 2003-185; s. 42, ch. 2016-37.
FL Stat § 741.408 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.408 - Assistance for Program Applicants.

741.408 Assistance for program applicants.—The Attorney General shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence to assist persons applying to be program participants. Assistance and counseling rendered by the Office of the Attorney General or its designees to applicants does not constitute legal advice.History.—s. 8, ch. 98-404.
FL Stat § 741.409 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.409 - Adoption of Rules.

741.409 Adoption of rules.—The Attorney General may adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies and other governmental entities.History.—s. 9, ch. 98-404.
FL Stat § 741.465 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.465 - Public Records Exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence.

741.465 Public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence.—(1) The addresses, corresponding telephone numbers, and social security numbers of program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence held by the Office of the Attorney General are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, except the information may be disclosed under the following circumstances: to a law enforcement agency for purposes of assisting in the execution of a valid arrest warrant; if directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order; or if the certification has been canceled. For purposes of this section, the term “address” means a residential street address, school address, or work address, as specified on the individual’s application to be a program participant in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence.(2) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of participants in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence contained in voter registration and voting records held by the supervisor of elections and the Department of State are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, except the information may be disclosed under the following circumstances: to a law enforcement agency for purposes of assisting in the execution of an arrest warrant or, if directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order. This exemption applies to information made exempt by this subsection before, on, or after the effective date of the exemption.History.—s. 1, ch. 98-405; ss. 3, 4, ch. 2003-185; ss. 2, 3, ch. 2005-279; s. 1, ch. 2010-42; s. 2, ch. 2010-115.
FL Stat § 741.4651 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 741 - Marriage; Domestic Violence|741.4651 - Public Records Exemption; Victims of Stalking or Aggravated Stalking.

741.4651 Public records exemption; victims of stalking or aggravated stalking.—The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who are victims of stalking or aggravated stalking are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution in the same manner that the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of participants in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence which are held by the Attorney General under s. 741.465 are exempt from disclosure, provided that the victim files a sworn statement of stalking with the Office of the Attorney General and otherwise complies with the procedures in ss. 741.401-741.409.History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-115; s. 11, ch. 2013-15; s. 1, ch. 2015-78.Note.—Former s. 97.0585(3).
FL Stat § 742.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 742 - Determination of Parentage|742.011 - Determination of Paternity Proceedings; Jurisdiction.

742.011 Determination of paternity proceedings; jurisdiction.—Any woman who is pregnant or has a child, any man who has reason to believe that he is the father of a child, or any child may bring proceedings in the circuit court, in chancery, to determine the paternity of the child when paternity has not been established by law or otherwise.History.—s. 1, ch. 26949, 1951; s. 5, ch. 75-166; s. 13, ch. 83-214; s. 150, ch. 86-220.
FL Stat § 742.021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 742 - Determination of Parentage|742.021 - Venue, Process, Complaint.

742.021 Venue, process, complaint.—(1) The proceedings must be in the circuit court of the county where the plaintiff resides or the county where the defendant resides.(2) The complaint shall assert sufficient facts charging the paternity of the child. Upon filing of a complaint seeking to determine paternity, the clerk of court shall issue a notice to each petitioner and to each respondent or defendant along with service of the petition. The notice must be in substantially the following form:In order to preserve the right to notice and consent to the adoption of the child, an unmarried biological father must, as the “registrant,” file a notarized claim of paternity form with the Florida Putative Father Registry maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics of the Department of Health which includes confirmation of his willingness and intent to support the child for whom paternity is claimed in accordance with state law. The claim of paternity may be filed at any time before the child’s birth, but a claim of paternity may not be filed after the date a petition is filed for termination of parental rights.(3) Process served on the defendant must require the defendant to file written defenses to the complaint in the same manner as suits in chancery. Upon application and proof under oath, the court may issue a writ of ne exeat against the defendant on such terms and conditions and conditioned upon bond in such amount as the court may determine.History.—s. 2, ch. 26949, 1951; s. 151, ch. 86-220; s. 24, ch. 2008-151.
FL Stat § 742.032 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 742 - Determination of Parentage|742.032 - Filing of Location Information.

742.032 Filing of location information.—(1) Beginning July 1, 1997, each party to any paternity or child support proceeding must file with the tribunal, as defined in chapter 88 and State Case Registry as defined in chapter 61 upon entry of an order, and update as appropriate, information on location and identity of the party, including social security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver license number, and name, address, and telephone number of employer. Beginning October 1, 1998, each party to any paternity or child support proceeding in a non-Title IV-D case shall meet the above requirements for updating the tribunal and State Case Registry.(2) Beginning July 1, 1997, in any subsequent Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a party, the court of competent jurisdiction shall deem state due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with respect to the party upon delivery of written notice to the most recent residential or employer address filed with the tribunal and State Case Registry under subsection (1). Beginning October 1, 1998, in any subsequent non-Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties, the same requirements for service shall apply.(3) Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social security number in accordance with this section. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement.History.—s. 69, ch. 97-170; s. 39, ch. 98-397.
FL Stat § 742.045 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLIII - Domestic Relations|Chapter 742 - Determination of Parentage|742.045 - Attorney’s Fees, Suit Money, and Costs.

742.045 Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs.—The court may from time to time, after considering the financial resources of both parties, order a party to pay a reasonable amount for attorney’s fees, suit money, and the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending any proceeding under this chapter, including enforcement and modification proceedings. An application for attorney’s fees, suit money, or costs, whether temporary or otherwise, shall not require corroborating expert testimony in order to support an award under this chapter. The court may order that the amount be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in his or her name. In Title IV-D cases, any costs, including filing fees, recording fees, mediation costs, service of process fees, and other expenses incurred by the clerk of the circuit court, shall be assessed only against the nonprevailing obligor after the court makes a determination of the nonprevailing obligor’s ability to pay such costs and fees. The Department of Revenue shall not be considered a party for purposes of this section; however, fees may be assessed against the department pursuant to s. 57.105(1).History.—s. 7, ch. 91-246; s. 7, ch. 93-188; s. 17, ch. 93-208; s. 1, ch. 95-151; s. 1061, ch. 97-102.