Florida legal term
Family in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Family” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Family” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Family” means a collective body of persons, consisting of a child and a parent, legal guardian, custodian, or adult relative, in which:(a) The persons reside in the same house or living unit; or(b) The parent, legal guardian, custodian, or adult relative has a legal responsibility by blood, marriage, or court order to support or care for the child. (Fla. Stat. § 984.03)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties
- Corruption by threat against public servant
- Digital voyeurism
- Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation
- Fraudulent use of gift cards
- Threats or harassment
- Violation of an injunction for protection against stalking or cyberstalking
- Water-treatment devices
- Human trafficking
Related terms in the same statutes
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