Florida Statute 61.509 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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61.509 Notice to persons outside the state.—

(1) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the laws of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, but may be made by publication if other means are not effective.

(2) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the laws of the state in which the service is made.

(3) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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E.K. v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 874 So. 2d 720 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 8019, 2004 WL 1252690

...ding 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.” Given the interplay of the UCCJEA with chapt...

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Billie v. Stier, 141 So. 3d 584 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5920, 2014 WL 1613661

...In this case, the Circuit Court found that the Tribal Court did not substantially conform with the UCCJEA. Specifically, the Circuit Court relied on the fact that 1) the father did not receive notice of the reason for the proceedings in the Tribal Court as required by Section 61.509(3), Florida Statutes (2012), and he had not submitted himself to the jurisdiction of the Tribal Court; 2) at the temporary child custody hearing the father did not have the opportunity to be heard; 3) the father’s attorney was not al...

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