The 2023 Florida Statutes
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§ 61.507, Fla. Stat. (2006). It is this portion of the UCCJEA that the First District relied upon in Martinez, the decision guiding the court's opinion in Janousek, in vacating the trial court's order that required in part that (1) the husband be designated the interim primary residential parent of the child and (2) both parents return to the court in two years where the court would make a final and binding decision. Martinez, 573 So.2d at 39-40. The district court in Martinez indicated its general preference for finality in trial court judgments because "a litigant is entitled to know that a judgment determining his rights is final and will not be disturbed, except on appeal, or under the conditions prescribed by a rule." Id. at 40 (quoting Board of Public Instruction of Dade County v. Dinkines, 278 So.2d 663, 664 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973)). Further, the court stated:E.K. was originally named as a putative father at the inception of these proceedings, when the circuit court conducted an inquiry of the mother pursuant to section 39.503(1) regarding the father's identity. E.K. received notice of the proceedings under section 39.503(3). Section 39.502(7) specifically provides that "service of the summons and service of pleadings . . . on persons outside this state must be made pursuant to s. 61.509 [formerly § 61.1312.]," which is part of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), section 61.501-.542, Florida Statutes (2003). "Child custody proceedings," defined in section 61.503(4) of the UCCJEA, include proceedings for dependency or paternity in which the issue of legal or physical custody may appear. Furthermore, section 61.507 provides that if a person is validly served or given notice in accordance with section 61.509, and if the court has jurisdiction, the court's child custody determination "is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.". . . Furthermore, section 61.507 provides that if a person is validly served or given notice in accordance . . .