(1) Anyone seeking to enter, change, or use information in the registry, or any agent of such person, shall present verification of his or her identity and, if applicable, his or her authority. A person who enters information in the registry shall be required to indicate clearly the persons to whom he or she is consenting to release this information, which persons shall be limited to the adoptee and the birth mother, father whose consent was required under s. 63.062, adoptive mother, adoptive father, birth siblings, and maternal and paternal birth grandparents of the adoptee. Except as provided in this section, information in the registry is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Consent to the release of this information may be made in the case of a minor adoptee by his or her adoptive parents or by the court after a showing of good cause. At any time, any person may withdraw, limit, or otherwise restrict consent to release information by notifying the department in writing.
(2) The department may charge a reasonable fee to any person seeking to enter, change, or use information in the registry. The department shall deposit such fees in a trust fund to be used by the department only for the efficient administration of this section. The department and agencies shall make counseling available for a fee to all persons seeking to use the registry, and the department shall inform all affected persons of the availability of such counseling.
(3) The adoption entity must inform the parents before parental rights are terminated, and the adoptive parents before placement, in writing, of the existence and purpose of the registry established under this section, but failure to do so does not affect the validity of any proceeding under this chapter.
History.—s. 5, ch. 82-166; s. 29, ch. 87-387; s. 3, ch. 91-99; s. 17, ch. 92-96; s. 85, ch. 97-237; s. 28, ch. 2001-3.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure
63.039 - Duty of Adoption Entity to Prospective Adoptive Parents; Sanctions.
63.042 - Who May Be Adopted; Who May Adopt.
63.0422 - Prohibited Conditions on Adoptions; Firearms and Ammunition.
63.0423 - Procedures With Respect to Surrendered Infants.
63.0425 - Grandparent’s Right to Notice.
63.043 - Mandatory Screening or Testing for Sickle-Cell Trait Prohibited.
63.052 - Guardians Designated; Proof of Commitment.
63.053 - Rights and Responsibilities of an Unmarried Biological Father; Legislative Findings.
63.0541 - Public Records Exemption for the Florida Putative Father Registry.
63.062 - Persons Required to Consent to Adoption; Affidavit of Nonpaternity; Waiver of Venue.
63.064 - Persons Whose Consent to an Adoption May Be Waived.
63.085 - Disclosure by Adoption Entity.
63.087 - Proceeding to Terminate Parental Rights Pending Adoption; General Provisions.
63.093 - Adoption of Children From the Child Welfare System.
63.112 - Petition for Adoption; Description; Report or Recommendation, Exceptions; Mailing.
63.122 - Notice of Hearing on Petition.
63.125 - Final Home Investigation.
63.132 - Affidavit of Expenses and Receipts.
63.135 - Information to Be Submitted to the Court.
63.142 - Hearing; Judgment of Adoption.
63.152 - Application for New Birth Record.
63.162 - Hearings and Records in Adoption Proceedings; Confidential Nature.
63.165 - State Registry of Adoption Information; Duty to Inform and Explain.
63.167 - State Adoption Information Center.
63.172 - Effect of Judgment of Adoption.
63.192 - Recognition of Foreign Judgment or Decree Affecting Adoption.
63.202 - Authority to License; Adoption of Rules.
63.207 - Out-of-State Placement.
63.212 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties for Violation.
63.213 - Preplanned Adoption Agreement.
63.222 - Effect on Prior Adoption Proceedings.
63.232 - Duty of Person Adopting.
63.2325 - Conditions for Invalidation of a Consent to Adoption or Affidavit of Nonpaternity.
63.233 - Rulemaking Authority.
63.235 - Petitions Filed Before Effective Date; Governing Law.
63.236 - Petitions Filed Before July 1, 2008; Governing Law.