Opinion ID: 2544065
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Heading: Disestablishment of Paternity Forms

Text: Section 742.18, Florida Statutes (2009), permits a man who is not the biological father of a child to petition to disestablish paternity and terminate a child support obligation. Among other things, the statute sets forth the required content of a petition to disestablish paternity and specific factual findings which must be made by the court in granting such a petition. See § 742.18(1)-(2), Fla. Stat. (2009). The proposed new forms, providing a petition and order for use in these proceedings, are consistent with the relevant legislation, and no comments were filed with regard to them. Accordingly, new forms 12.951(a) (Petition to Disestablish Paternity and/or Terminate Child Support Obligation) and 12.951(b) (Order Disestablishing Paternity and/or Terminating Child Support Obligation) are adopted as Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms.