Florida Statute 61.511 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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F.S. 61.511

61.511 Communication between courts.—

(1) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this part.

(2) The court shall allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties elect to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.

(3) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.

(5) For purposes of this section, the term “record” means a form of information, including, but not limited to, an electronic recording or transcription by a court reporter which creates a verbatim memorialization of any communication between two or more individuals or entities.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Cases Citing Statute 61.511

Total Results: 12

KI v. Department of Children and Families

70 So. 3d 749, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 15738, 2011 WL 4578271

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 5, 2011 | Docket: 2353187

Cited 4 times | Published

4th DCA 1999) (emphasis in original)); see also § 61.511(2), Fla. Stat. (2010) ("The court shall allow

Haugabook v. Jeffcoat-Hultberg

219 So. 3d 65, 2016 WL 8303559, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 19023

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 2016 | Docket: 60266568

Cited 2 times | Published

arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.” § ■61.511(2), Fla. Stat. (2016). Further, the statute states

Johnson v. Johnson

88 So. 3d 335, 2012 WL 1605469, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 7200

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 2012 | Docket: 60308241

Cited 2 times | Published

summons in either New York action.5 Pursuant to section 61.511(2),6 and section 61.519,7 Col. Johnson moved

Slowinski v. Sweeney

117 So. 3d 73, 2013 WL 3215232, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 10236

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 2013 | Docket: 60232772

Cited 1 times | Published

entitled to participate in this communication. § 61.511(2), Fla. Stat. . Pennsylvania's codification

Loring E. Justice v. Linn Marie Guerrero-Justice

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 5, 2025 | Docket: 69612576

Published

interpret the trial court’s obligations under section 61.511, Florida Statutes—part of the Uniform Child

Kilcrease v. Brown

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 2024 | Docket: 68313501

Published

between the two courts under this provision. See § 61.511(4), Fla. Stat. Despite the mother’s disclosure

KELLY LUNSFORD v. KARA ENGLE and JAKE PHILLIPS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 20, 2021 | Docket: 31030596

Published

UCCJEA’s “Communication Between Courts” statute, section 61.511, Florida Statutes (2015), contains mandatory

KELLY LUNSFORD v. KARA ENGLE and JAKE PHILLIPS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 22, 2020 | Docket: 16738439

Published

UCCJEA’s “Communication Between Courts” statute, section 61.511, Florida Statutes (2015), contains mandatory

HOMER MCABEE, III v. ALICIA MARIE MCABEE

259 So. 3d 134

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 2018 | Docket: 8395139

Published

parties of the communication, as required by section 61.511(4), Fla. Stat. (2017).

Earney v. Quiloan

206 So. 3d 147, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18211

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 2016 | Docket: 4553783

Published

517(4), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). Further, section 61.511(4), Florida Statutes (2016), states that “a

Schmitt v. Maile

946 So. 2d 60, 2006 WL 3733778

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 2006 | Docket: 1771347

Published

Georgia, and, in accordance with Florida Statute § 61.511, this Court having communicated by telephone with

McCormick v. Oakes

899 So. 2d 393, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 4363, 2005 WL 713243

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2005 | Docket: 64837630

Published

court of the other state. Additionally, under section 61.511(3), Florida Statutes, communications between