# Fla. Stat. § 39.505: 39.505 No answer required

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.505

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 39.505
- **Heading:** 39.505 No answer required
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 39 / Part V / Section 39.505

## Text

No answer to the petition or any other pleading need be filed by any child, parent, or legal custodian, but any matters which might be set forth in an answer or other pleading may be pleaded orally before the court or filed in writing as any such person may choose. Notwithstanding the filing of an answer or any pleading, the respondent shall, prior to an adjudicatory hearing, be advised by the court of the right to counsel and shall be given an opportunity to deny the allegations in the petition for dependency or to enter a plea to allegations in the petition before the court.

History: s. 20, ch. 78-414; s. 229, ch. 95-147; s. 66, ch. 98-403.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 39.501 39.501 Petition for dependency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.501.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.502 39.502 Notice, process, and service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.502.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.503 39.503 Identity or location of parent unknown; special procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.503.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.504 39.504 Injunction; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.504.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.505 39.505 No answer required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.505.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.506 39.506 Arraignment hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.506.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.507 39.507 Adjudicatory hearings; orders of adjudication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.507.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.509 39.509 Grandparents rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.509.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.510 39.510 Appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.510.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.5035 39.5035 Deceased parents; special procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.5035.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.5075 39.5075 Citizenship or residency status for immigrant children who are dependents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.5075.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.5085 39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.5085.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 39.5086 39.5086 Kinship navigator programs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C39_PV_S39.5086.md)

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