{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.804","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 39.804","heading":"Penalties for false statements of paternity.","body":"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.\nHistory.—s. 34, ch. 94-164; s. 86, ch. 98-403; s. 34, ch. 2000-139.","path":["CHAPTER 39 PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0039/0039.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:25Z","sha256":"80a82e1f7ae590d1fe56348d7c9067d7cb4c8fa5afbab8fbc4247dc9e949ac41","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.803","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}