Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

The 1999 Florida Legislature enacted new legislation1 requiring parental notification, or judicial waiver thereof, before an abortion may be performed on a minor. Because this new legislation was only recently signed by the Governor on June 11, 1999, and because the effective date of this new legislation is July 1, 1999, there exists insufficient time to conduct the general rule-making procedures prescribed in Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130(b).

We therefore adopt on an emergency basis Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.840 and accompanying Form 1.999, as well as amendments to Florida…