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1 verbatim requirement on filing.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Juvenile only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • AO 6.03 (v1) Page 3 Unified Family Court Adoption Procedures Effective: December 14, 2005 adoption disclosures shall be included with the preliminary home study or filed separately with the court as required by §§63.085(1) & (2), Florida Statutes. d. If the preliminary placement petition requests that a minor be placed outside the state of Florida, petitioner must provide documentation proving petitioner’s compliance with the Interstate Compact on Placement under Florida Administrative Rule 65C- 15.037. 2. Any exigent circumstances forming the basis for an accelerated or emergency review of a Motion for Approval of Placement Pending Adoption shall be stated in a written pleading filed with the Clerk of Court. 3. If an adoption entity places a minor with prospective adoptive parents who do not meet the residency requirements of §63.207, Florida Statutes, an affidavit from the minor’s natural parent shall be filed with the court stating the reason why the parent chooses to place the minor outside the state, or the petition for adoption shall state whether: a) the adoption is by a relative within the third degree; b) it is a stepparent adoption; c) the minor is a special needs child according to §409.166, Florida Statutes; or d) there is other good cause why the out of state adoption should occur. IV. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS UNDER CH APTER 63 4. All information required by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, §61.522, Florida Statutes (2005), shall either be included in the petition to terminate parental rights or submitted in an affidavit attached to the petition. 5. All information required by the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 USCA 1901 et. seq.) shall either be included in the petition or submitted in a supporting affidavit. 6. Any consents to adoption, affidavits of diligent search and inquiry, and/or affidavits of non-paternity from persons whose consent to adoption is required shall be filed with and attached to the petition to terminate parental rights.
AO 6.03 (v1) Page 3 Unified Family Court Adoption Procedures Effective: December 14, 2005 adoption disclosures shall be included with the preliminary home study or filed separately with the court as required by §§63.085(1) & (2), Florida Statutes. d. If the preliminary placement petition requests that a minor be placed outside the state of Florida, petitioner must provide documentation proving petitioner’s compliance with the Interstate Compact on Placement under Florida Administrative Rule 65C- 15.037. 2. Any exigent circumstances forming the basis for an accelerated or emergency review of a Motion for Approval of Placement Pending Adoption shall be stated in a written pleading filed with the Clerk of Court. 3. If an adoption entity places a minor with prospective adoptive parents who do not meet the residency requirements of §63.207, Florida Statutes, an affidavit from the minor’s natu
Reviewer note: Source sha256: cc79966b0868dc49b6ebc236d072358315d065f980be40f9697786c8bcd38b1e. Corpus categories: FILING_OR_SERVICE. Operative status as recorded: CURRENT_DIRECTORY_CURRENT_VERSION. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (Seminole and Brevard) requires cover letters in PDF format and proposed orders in .docx format using DJMCA formatting codes, submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Florida attorneys must file court documents electronically through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). Self-represented litigants may e-file through the same portal. Local circuits layer their own formatting and routing quirks on top.
Effective June 15, 2026, every signer of a Florida court filing — attorney or self-represented — represents that "the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited," with express sanctions (reprimand, contempt, striking, dismissal, costs, fees) for violations. Companion order AOSC26-12 preempts ALL circuit- and judge-level AI disclosure/certification requirements.