{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-63.236","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 63.236","heading":"Petitions filed before July 1, 2008; governing law.","body":"A petition for termination of parental rights filed before July 1, 2008, is governed by the law in effect at the time the petition was filed.\nHistory.—s. 23, ch. 2008-151.","path":["CHAPTER 63 ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0063/0063.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:59Z","sha256":"257c907b2cfd64ed6005498a58d6d25fed6a20135adb5978776ef4bf34258ffb","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-63.235","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-64.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}