Florida House Bill 1537

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-05 - Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Pending: House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Defines "legal relative"; authorizes certain parties to enter into written contract for postadoption contact that permits contact between adopted child & his or her legal relatives; provides that certain contract provisions are unenforceable; requires that postadoption contract include certain statements; authorizes any party to such contract to file contract with court; requires court to make contract part of final adoption order; provides that continuing validity of adoption is not contingent upon compliance with terms of contract; authorizes & providing requirements for enforcement, modification, or termination of contract; prohibits enforcement of contract in certain circumstances; provides for automatic termination of contract in certain circumstances.

Contracts for Postadoption Contact

Rep. Fiona McFarland [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-05	House	Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2025-03-04	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-02-28	House	Filed

S558 (Same As) 2025-03-04 - Introduced

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	0427		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1537
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1537/BillText/Filed/PDF