

The results are submitted by theįDLE to the Clerk & Comptroller’s office. To the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for a state criminal history records check and theįederal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check. Termination of a parent’s rights frees the child to be adopted by someone else.Ī Name Change can be filed for an individual, minor, adult, or family.Īccording to chapter 68.07 of the Florida Statutes, a petitioner must have fingerprints taken electronicallyīy an authorized agency prior to a court hearing on a request for a change of name.

Termination of Parental Rights is the legal severing of a parent’s s rights, privileges, and responsibilities regarding his or her child. This relationship is bought about only after a determination that the child is an orphan or has been abandoned, or that the parent’s parental rights have been terminated by court order. A court order is required to allow access to an adoption file.Īdoption is the creation of a parent-child relationship by judicial order between two parties who usually are unrelated. Please refer any adoption questions to your attorney or adoption agency.Īll records of adoption are confidential and exempt from the provisions of Section 119.07 (1) Florida Statutes, except as provided in Section 63.162 F.S. The Clerk's Office is prohibited from offering legal advice regarding adoptions. We ensure that all paperwork is filed with the appropriate department and adhere to strict confidentiality laws. The Clerk’s Office is responsible for processing all adoptions in Broward County. Adoptions and Termination of Parental Rights
