Florida Statutes 61.763 – Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 61.763
- Child: means :(a) An individual who has not attained 18 years of age and who has not had the disability of nonage removed under chapter 743; or(b) An adult son or daughter by birth or adoption, or designated by general law, who is the subject of a court order concerning custodial responsibility. See Florida Statutes 61.703
- Court: means the court of legal jurisdiction. See Florida Statutes 61.703
- Custodial responsibility: includes all powers and duties relating to caretaking authority and decisionmaking authority for a child. See Florida Statutes 61.703
- Deploying parent: means a servicemember who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment and is:
(a) A parent of a child; or(b) An individual who has custodial responsibility for a child. See Florida Statutes 61.703- Deployment: means the movement or mobilization of a servicemember for less than 18 months pursuant to uniformed service orders that:
(a) Are designated as unaccompanied;(b) Do not authorize dependent travel; or(c) Otherwise do not permit the movement of family members to the location to which the servicemember is deployed. See Florida Statutes 61.703From the time a deploying parent returns from deployment until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility is terminated, the court shall issue a temporary order granting the deploying parent reasonable contact with the child even if the time of contact exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before deployment unless it is not in the best interest of the child.