Fla. Stat. 751.011
Definitions
(1)
“Concurrent custody” means that an eligible extended family member is awarded custodial rights to care for a child concurrently with the child’s parent or parents.(2)
“Extended family member” means a person who is:A relative of a minor child within the third degree by blood or marriage to the parent;The stepparent of a minor child if the stepparent is currently married to the parent of the child and is not a party in a pending dissolution, separate maintenance, domestic violence, or other civil or criminal proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction involving one or both of the child’s parents as an adverse party; orAn individual who qualifies as “fictive kin” as defined in s. 39.01.(a)
A relative of a minor child within the third degree by blood or marriage to the parent;(b)
The stepparent of a minor child if the stepparent is currently married to the parent of the child and is not a party in a pending dissolution, separate maintenance, domestic violence, or other civil or criminal proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction involving one or both of the child’s parents as an adverse party; or(c)
An individual who qualifies as “fictive kin” as defined in s. 39.01.
Source:
Section 751.011 — Definitions, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0751.011 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).