Florida Florida Statutes
§ 61.29 — Child support guidelines; principles; applicability
FS § 61.29Ch. 61
Statute text
View on source(7)A reasonable fee may be charged to each parent attending the course.
(8)Information obtained or statements made by the parties at any educational session required under this statute shall not be considered in the adjudication of a pending or subsequent action, nor shall any report resulting from such educational session become part of the record of the case unless the parties have stipulated in writing to the contrary.
(9)The court may hold any parent who fails to attend a required parenting course in contempt, or that parent may be denied shared parental responsibility or time-sharing or otherwise sanctioned as the court deems appropriate.
(10)Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the parties to a dissolution of marriage to attend a court-approved parenting course together.
(11)The court may, without motion of either party, prohibit the parenting course from being taken together, if there is a history of domestic violence between the parties.
(12)The court, in its discretion, may require a parent to attend educational courses relating to children who have special needs or emotional concerns in addition to the Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course required under this section.
Legislative history
s. 1, ch. 94-185; s. 13, ch. 98-403; s. 75, ch. 2003-402; s. 8, ch. 2005-239; s. 15, ch. 2008-61; s. 7, ch. 2009-180; s. 24, ch. 2014-19; s. 3, ch. 2021-103.