Fla. Stat. § 39.804

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 39.804 - Penalties for false statements of paternity

Any male person or any mother of a dependent child who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement concerning the paternity of a child in conjunction with a petition to terminate parental rights under this chapter and causes such false statement of paternity to be filed with the court commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who makes a statement claiming paternity in good faith is immune from criminal liability under this section.

Fla. Stat. § 39.804

s.34, ch. 94-164; s.86, ch. 98-403; s.34, ch. 2000-139.

Former s. 39.4627.