Florida Statute 61.506 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.506

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.

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Total Results: 11

Sanchez v. Fernandez

915 So. 2d 192, 2005 WL 1751268

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 2005 | Docket: 1690635

Cited 26 times | Published

of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to section 61.506(1), Florida Statutes (the "UCCJEA"). We reverse

Arjona v. Torres

941 So. 2d 451, 2006 WL 3019578

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2006 | Docket: 1523620

Cited 15 times | Published

of the United States for purposes of this act. § 61.506, Fla. Stat (2005). Section 61.514, Florida Statutes

Hindle v. FUITH

33 So. 3d 782, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5347, 2010 WL 1626410

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 2010 | Docket: 1649168

Cited 11 times | Published

purposes of applying the provisions of the UCCJEA. § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). A Florida court has jurisdiction

Lande v. Lande

2 So. 3d 378, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 19360, 2008 WL 5352144

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 24, 2008 | Docket: 1644287

Cited 8 times | Published

of the United States for jurisdiction purposes. § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). At the time the former

Cobo v. Sierralta

13 So. 3d 493, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 6234, 2009 WL 1456951

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 27, 2009 | Docket: 1659648

Cited 5 times | Published

the mentioned persons is part of the period"); § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. (2008) (providing that "[a] court

Karam v. Karam

6 So. 3d 87, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1795, 2009 WL 605401

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 2009 | Docket: 1665598

Cited 5 times | Published

of applying sections 61.501-.523 of the UCCJEA. § 61.506(1). A Florida court has jurisdiction to make an

Sarpel v. Eflanli

65 So. 3d 1080, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8086, 2011 WL 2135575

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 2011 | Docket: 60301619

Cited 3 times | Published

“state” for purposes of applying the UC-CJEA. See § 61.506(1), Fla. Stat. The UCCJEA further provides that

Dyce v. Christie

17 So. 3d 892, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 13747, 2009 WL 2949381

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 2009 | Docket: 1141885

Cited 1 times | Published

to use that standard in its custody decree. Section 61.506(3), Florida Statutes, provides, "A court of

Viclena Margarita Gonzalez Carrasco v. Martin Jose Perez Jimenez

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 5, 2025 | Docket: 69705580

Published

]” § 61.514(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2022); see also § 61.506, Fla. Stat. (2022) (defining foreign courts to

Viclena Margarita Gonzalez Carrasco v. Martin Jose Perez Jimenez

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 5, 2025 | Docket: 69705581

Published

]” § 61.514(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2022); see also § 61.506, Fla. Stat. (2022) (defining foreign courts to

Hunt v. Hooper

996 So. 2d 940, 2008 WL 5191505

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 2008 | Docket: 1692713

Published

to the jurisdiction of the United States") and § 61.506(1) (indicating a court "shall treat a foreign