Florida Florida Statutes
§ 39.503 — Identity or location of parent unknown; special procedures
FS § 39.503Ch. 39
Statute text
View on source(1)If the identity or location of a parent is unknown and a petition for dependency or shelter is filed, the court shall conduct under oath the following inquiry of the parent or legal custodian who is available, or, if no parent or legal custodian is available, of any relative or custodian of the child who is present at the hearing and likely to have any of the following information:(a) Whether the mother of the child was married at the probable time of conception of the child or at the time of birth of the child.
(b)Whether the mother was cohabiting with a male at the probable time of conception of the child.
(c)Whether the mother has received payments or promises of support with respect to the child or because of her pregnancy from a man who claims to be the father.
(d)Whether the mother has named any man as the father on the birth certificate of the child or in connection with applying for or receiving public assistance.
(e)Whether any man has acknowledged or claimed paternity of the child in a jurisdiction in which the mother resided at the time of or since conception of the child, or in which the child has resided or resides.
(f)Whether a man is named on the birth certificate of the child pursuant to s. 382.013(2).
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Legislative history
s. 3, ch. 2024-177; s. 3, ch. 2025-6.