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Florida · 2025 Regular Session
H0607Grandparent Visitation Rights
Direction
Custody & supportotherAI label
↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Expands the ability of grandparents to petition for court-ordered visitation with a minor child in additional circumstances (such as when one parent is deceased/missing and the child previously resided with the grandparent), and lowers the preliminary showing needed before a full hearing, so more in
A grandparent of a minor child whose one parent is deceased, missing, or in a persistent vegetative state may petition the court for court-ordered visitation with the child under this section if: 1. The child resided in the same household as the grandparent for at least 6 months during the 12-month period immediately preceding the parent's death, disappearance, or persistent vegetative state;
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Governor
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Status: Failed
Last action
2025-06-16: Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands grandparent rights to seek court-ordered visitation against a fit parent's wishes in more situations and with a presumption favoring visitation in certain cases, which restricts the rights of the custodial/less-obligated parent per the topic guidelines on third-party visitation.
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