1997 Florida Code
TITLE XXX SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter 415 Protection From Abuse, Neglect, And Exploitation
PART IV PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (ss. 415.502-415.514)
415.5083 Procedures and jurisdiction.
415.5083 Procedures and jurisdiction.--
(1) The Supreme Court is requested to adopt rules of juvenile procedure by October 1, 1989, to implement ss. 415.5082-415.5089. All procedures, including petitions, pleadings, subpoenas, summonses, and hearings in cases for the appointment of a guardian advocate shall be according to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure unless otherwise provided by law.
(2) The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of a proceeding in which appointment of a guardian advocate is sought. The court shall retain jurisdiction over a child for whom a guardian advocate is appointed until specifically relinquished by court order.
History.--s. 2, ch. 89-345.
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