Florida Statute 61.515 - 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. 61.515

61.515 Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with s. 61.514 or s. 61.516 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:

(a) A court of this state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child’s care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or

(b) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child’s parent, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.

(2) A court of this state which has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under s. 61.514.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Cases Citing Statute 61.515

Total Results: 8

Steckler v. Steckler

921 So. 2d 740, 2006 WL 359673

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 17, 2006 | Docket: 1659670

Cited 14 times | Published

any conflicting Florida statutes, including section 61.515, Florida Statutes (2005), which grants Florida

Tidwell v. Tidwell

983 So. 2d 742, 2008 WL 2356871

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 2008 | Docket: 1756364

Cited 1 times | Published

court had lost exclusive jurisdiction under section 61.515, Florida Statutes. We affirm. In January 2000

Burgos v. Sequeira, Vargas

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 16, 2024 | Docket: 69265873

Published

determination." Beehler, 351 So. 3d at 1260 (quoting § 61.515(1)). A trial court having such jurisdiction may

ANTHONY T. LITSCH, III vs JULIE LITSCH N/K/A JULIE MILLS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 13, 2023 | Docket: 68034132

Published

parent do not presently reside in this state. § 61.515(1), Fla. Stat. (2022). 3 The legislature’s

PATRICIA MARQUEZ SOSA, etc. v. HECTOR GABRIEL BALZAGA PENA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 2022 | Docket: 65635473

Published

2 exclusive jurisdiction pursuant to section 61.515, Florida Statutes. The trial court reserved

Destefanis v. Tan

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 2, 2017 | Docket: 6130765

Published

and 61.520, Florida Statutes (2015). Under section 61.515(1), the trial court in the instant case has

Bluestein v. Bluestein

958 So. 2d 1040, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 8722, 2007 WL 1593247

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 2007 | Docket: 64851103

Published

jurisdiction to reach the issue, had it been raised. See § 61.515, Fla. Stat. (2005). We direct the court to strike

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

protection, training, and personal relationships. § 61.515(l)(a), Fla. Stat. See also Crippen v. Crippen