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Fla. Stat. § 61.501 (2025)

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61.501 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 29 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: Staats v. McKinnon, 206 S.W.3d 532 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).

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Staats v. McKinnon, 206 S.W.3d 532 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “§§ 36-1-201 to -243 (2005); Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 61.501 to 61.542 (West 2005).”

in the Interest of T.B. & A.B., Child., 497 S.W.3d 640 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 61.501 -.542 (West 2016).”

Steckler v. Steckler, 921 So. 2d 740 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). “See §§ 61.501-.542, Fla. Stat. (2005); N.D. Cent.”

Kidwell v. Kidwell, 181 So. 3d 1190 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015). · cites it 2× “Kidwell asserts that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the couple’s child, pursuant to the Florida Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Fla. Stat. § 61.501-61.542 (2014). We deny the petition.”

James v. Faust, 62 V.I. 554 (2015). “§§ 115-140o; Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 61.501-61.542 — would maintain the Superior Court’s exclusive jurisdiction over the child’s custody, see 16 V.”

Youssef v. Zaitouni ex rel. R.Y., 241 So. 3d 901 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018). “Presumably, the court was referring to temporary emergency jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, §§ 61.501-.542, Fla. Stat. (2016), which permits a court to exercise jurisdiction over a custody proceeding when "the child is present in…”

Hall v. Wellborn, 673 S.E.2d 341 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009). “5 Even though the father was not a party to or served in that action, we note that the UCCJEA provides that “[plhysical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination.”

Mannino v. Mannino, 980 So. 2d 575 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). “NOTES [1] §§ 61.501-.542, Fla. Stat. (2004). [2] A kyogi rikon is a: [d]ivorce by consent in Japan [and] is provided for in Article 763 of the Civil Code of Japan.”

Essex v. Davis, 116 So. 3d 445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). ““UCCJEA” is the acronym for the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, codified at section 61.501 et. seq., Florida Statutes.”

In the Interest of S.J.A., 272 S.W.3d 678 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Fla. Stat. §§ 61.501 -.542 (West 2008); La.”

Simpson v. Young, 884 So. 2d 186 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004). “Co-op 1976), and the Florida Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, §§ 61.501-542, Fla. Stat. (2003), establishes that only South Carolina has jurisdiction over the children.”

Washington v. Florida Dep't of Child. & Families, 595 F. Supp. 2d 1291 (M.D. Fla. 2009). · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. § 61.501 et seq. and O.R.C. Ch.”

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