In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
The Florida Supreme Court adopted Creole language translations of three juvenile procedure forms — Form 8.959 (Summons for Dependency Arraignment), Form 8.979 (Summons for Advisory Hearing), and Form 8.982 (Notice of Action for Advisory Hearing) — as proposed by the Juvenile Court Rules Committee, effective April 1, 2025. The Creole translations were drafted to conform with the English versions updated in 2023 pursuant to chapter 2023-302, Laws of Florida, which eliminated the word "personally" from "personally appear." The amendments are limited to juvenile dependency and parental rights proceedings and have minimal direct impact on civil practitioners, though they reflect the court's ongoing effort to extend access to justice for Haitian Creole-speaking parties.
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