61.10

Adjudication of obligation to support spouse or minor child unconnected with dissolution; parenting plan.

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61.10 Adjudication of obligation to support spouse or minor child unconnected with dissolution; parenting plan.Except when relief is afforded by some other pending civil action or proceeding, a spouse residing in this state apart from his or her spouse and minor child, whether or not such separation is through his or her fault, may obtain an adjudication of obligation to maintain the spouse and minor child, if any. The court shall adjudicate his or her financial obligations to the spouse and child and shall establish the parenting plan for the parties. Such an action does not preclude either party from maintaining any other proceeding under this chapter for other or additional relief at any time.
History.s. 1, ch. 61-112; s. 16, ch. 67-254; s. 12, ch. 71-241; s. 117, ch. 86-220; s. 321, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 2008-61.
Note.Former s. 65.101.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1968–2020 · leading case: In Re Family Law Rules of Procedure
In Re Family Law Rules of Procedure (1995) fla · cites it 2× “See section 61.10, Florida Statutes for more information about receiving support unconnected with dissolution of marriage, Appendix 2, for information about child custody and visitation, and Appendix 3, for information about child support.”
Graham v. Graham (1995) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “In granting the motion to transfer, the trial court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over the wife's petition for alimony because the same issue regarding spousal support was pending in the Sumter County action. At the same time, prior to transferring the action, the court…”
Beers v. Public Health Trust of Dade County (1985) fladistctapp · cites it 8× “Section 61.10, Florida Statutes, permits a spouse to present the issue to a court.”
Dorrity v. Dorrity (1997) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “On July 18th, appellee filed a petition for custody pursuant to section 61.10, Florida Statutes (1995) and requested an emergency ex parte order for temporary custody of the minor child alleging abuse of the child by appellant.”
Babb v. Begines (1997) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “Under section 61.10, Florida Statutes (1995), a trial court may establish the primary residence and custody of children between two spouses, unconnected with a dissolution.”
Pate v. Pate (2001) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “See § 61.10, Fla. Stat. (1999). The petition alleged, among other things, that the mother had left the marital home in Florida and relocated to Ohio with the parties’ infant son.”
Dover v. Dover (1970) fladistctapp · cites it 11× “This is an interlocutory appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Broward County striking the counterclaim of defendant-wife in an action brought by her husband under Section 61.10, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. We reverse.”
Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services ex rel. Branscomb v. Branscomb (1992) fladistctapp · cites it 4× “This petition was authorized by section 61.10, Florida Statutes (1989). On December 12, 1990, the trial court entered a final judgment of separation, giving primary physical residence of the couple’s minor child to Mrs.”
Feldhusen v. Feldhusen (1968) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “The appellant argues that the wife should have the same rights as the husband is afforded under § 61.10, Fla.Stat.1967, F. S.A., whereby the husband may bring an action to have the court adjudicate and define his financial obligations to his wife or minor children, or both,…”
ANDREW BOUKZAM v. JOSSI JUGO (2020) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “Although the Second District was unsure whether “the extensive regulation of child support that is statutorily required in a divorce is also essential when the parents are merely subject to a separation order under section 61.10,” the court concluded that it had “no need to…”
Rosen v. Rosen (1974) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “The appellee-wife contends that under § 61.10, Fla.Stat., she may obtain an adjudication of the obligations of the husband to her, and under § 61.”
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