88.9031 – Severability.
88.9031 Severability.—If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. History.—s. 9, ch. 96-189; […]
88.6051 – Notice of registration of order.
88.6051 Notice of registration of order.— (1) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. […]
88.7051 – Direct request.
88.7051 Direct request.— (1) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies. (2) A petitioner may file a direct request in a tribunal of this state seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or […]
88.6061 – Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order.
88.6061 Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order.— (1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by s. 88.6051. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance […]
88.7061 – Registration of convention support order.
88.7061 Registration of convention support order.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in part VI of this chapter. (2) Notwithstanding ss. 88.3111 and 88.6021(1), a request for registration of […]
88.6071 – Contest of registration or enforcement.
88.6071 Contest of registration or enforcement.— (1) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: (a) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party; (b) The order was obtained by fraud; (c) The order has been […]
88.7071 – Contest of registered convention support order.
88.7071 Contest of registered convention support order.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, ss. 88.6051-88.6081 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order. (2) A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside […]
88.6081 – Confirmed order.
88.6081 Confirmed order.—Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. History.—s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 51, ch. 2011-92.
88.6091 – Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
88.6091 Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.—A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in ss. 88.6011-88.6081 if the order has not been registered. A […]
88.6101 – Effect of registration for modification.
88.6101 Effect of registration for modification.—A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered order may be modified only if the requirements of s. 88.6111 have […]