As used in this chapter, the term: (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) 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.
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