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Fla. Stat. § 61.506 (2025)

International application of part.

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61.506 International application of part.—

(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for purposes of applying ss. 61.501-61.523.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under ss. 61.524-61.540.

(3) A court of this state need not apply this part if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: Sanchez v. Fernandez, 915 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

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Sanchez v. Fernandez, 915 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). · cites it 2× “Appellant, Maria Julieta Sanchez, appeals a final order dismissing with prejudice her action against appellee, Jesus Antonio Fernandez, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to section 61.506(1), Florida Statutes (the "UCCJEA").”

Arjona v. Torres, 941 So. 2d 451 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006). · cites it 2× “§ 61.506, Fla. Stat (2005). Section 61.514, Florida Statutes (2005), of the UCCJEA, unequivocally limits jurisdiction to determine initial custody matters (except for temporary emergency matters) to the "home state" of the child, and section 61.”

Lande v. Lande, 2 So. 3d 378 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). At the time the former husband filed the petition for dissolution of marriage, the child had been living with the former wife in Brazil for approximately three years.”

Cobo v. Sierralta, 13 So. 3d 493 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). · cites it 2× “for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding,” and providing that "[a] period of temporary absence of any of the mentioned persons is part of the period”); § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2008) (providing that "[a] court of this…”

Sarpel v. Eflanli, 65 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). · cites it 2× “See § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. The UCCJEA further provides that a court of this state “shall” decline to exercise jurisdiction if that jurisdiction is the product of “unjustifiable conduct” on the part of the party seeking to invoke jurisdiction.”

Karam v. Karam, 6 So. 3d 87 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). “§ 61.506(1). A Florida court has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination if Florida “is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding,” § 61.”

Hindle v. FUITH, 33 So. 3d 782 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). A Florida court has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination if Florida “is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding.”

Dyce v. Christie, 17 So. 3d 892 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). · cites it 3× “…conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under ss. 61.524-61.540.” § 61.506(1), (2), Fla. Stat.”

Viclena Margarita Gonzalez Carrasco v. Martin Jose Perez Jimenez (Fla. 4th DCA 2025). · cites it 2× “(2022); see also § 61.506, Fla. Stat. (2022) (defining foreign courts to include courts of foreign countries).”

Bravo v. Johnson F/K/A Donlan (Fla. 1st DCA 2024). “See §§ 61.506, 61.528, 61.531, Fla. Stat. (providing for international application of UCCJEA; providing for registration of a foreign court’s order determining child custody; providing for expedited enforcement of a child custody determination).”

Hunt v. Hooper, 996 So. 2d 940 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008). “(2007) (defining "state" for the purposes of chapter 61 as "a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States") and § 61.506(1)…”

— 61.506(1) — 8 cases

Sanchez v. Fernandez, 915 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). “Appellant, Maria Julieta Sanchez, appeals a final order dismissing with prejudice her action against appellee, Jesus Antonio Fernandez, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to section 61.506(1), Florida Statutes (the "UCCJEA").”

Lande v. Lande, 2 So. 3d 378 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “§ 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). At the time the former husband filed the petition for dissolution of marriage, the child had been living with the former wife in Brazil for approximately three years.”

Cobo v. Sierralta, 13 So. 3d 493 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). “for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding,” and providing that "[a] period of temporary absence of any of the mentioned persons is part of the period”); § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2008) (providing that "[a] court of this…”

Sarpel v. Eflanli, 65 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). “See § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. The UCCJEA further provides that a court of this state “shall” decline to exercise jurisdiction if that jurisdiction is the product of “unjustifiable conduct” on the part of the party seeking to invoke jurisdiction.”

— 61.506(3) — 1 case

Dyce v. Christie, 17 So. 3d 892 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). “…conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under ss. 61.524-61.540.” § 61.506(1), (2), Fla. Stat.”

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