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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.516

61.516 Jurisdiction to modify a determination.—Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under s. 61.514(1)(a) or (b) and:

(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under s. 61.515 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under s. 61.520; or

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

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Cases Citing Statute 61.516

Total Results: 20

Bravo v. Johnson F/K/A Donlan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-13

Snippet: foreign orders only in limited circumstances. Section 61.516 of UCCJEA provides for when a Florida court may

Kilcrease v. Brown

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-06

Snippet: more convenient forum under s. 61.520.” Id.; cf. § 61.516, Fla. Stat. (prohibiting modification of “a child

Mattingly, Mattingly v. Hatfield

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-28

Snippet: 7 Section 61.516, Florida Statutes, reads as follows: Except

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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-10-13

Snippet: Comp. Stat. 36/202 (2022). In addition, section 61.516 allows a Florida court to modify the custody determination

K.D. v. IN RE: IN THE INTEREST OF P.P., R.P., and L.P.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-23

Snippet: state having jurisdiction under ss. 61.514–61.516, a child custody determination made under

WAED JAMIL AWAD v. BASHIR M. NOUFAL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-09-13

Snippet: exercising jurisdiction under ss. 61.514-61.516, upon being informed that a child custody

HOMER MCABEE, III v. ALICIA MARIE MCABEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-12

Citation: 259 So. 3d 134

Snippet: state having jurisdiction under ss. 61.514–61.516, shall immediately communicate with the other

Elizabeth Kessinger, Former Wife v. Clifton J. Kessinger, Former Husband

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-11-06

Citation: 228 So. 3d 1201, 2017 WL 5076912

Snippet: statutory reasons. See §61.514(1), Fla. Stat; §61.516, Fla. Stat. There is no indication, for instance

Earney v. Quiloan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-09

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

Snippet: of a state having jurisdiction under ss. 61.5J.4-61.516, shall immediately communicate with the other court-

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-03-26

Citation: 173 So. 3d 19, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 163, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 583, 2015 WL 1343088

Snippet: ____ Pursuant to the UCCJEA, specifically section 61.516, Florida Statutes, this Court has jurisdiction

Nadine Mcindoo v. Ashley Atkinson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-18

Citation: 159 So. 3d 227, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2151, 2015 WL 671167

Snippet: modification of a domesticated order. See § 61.516, Fla. Stat. (2013).

Durham v. Butler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-05-30

Citation: 89 So. 3d 1023, 2012 WL 1934431, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 8625

Snippet: state is the child’s home state. Under section 61.516, a court of this state has jurisdiction to modify

KI v. Department of Children and Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-10-05

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

Snippet: which is exercising jurisdiction under ss. 61.514-61.516, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding

In Re Amendments to Florida Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-09-28

Citation: 73 So. 3d 213

Snippet: ___ Pursuant to the UCCJEA, specifically section 61.516, Florida Statutes, this Court has jurisdiction

In Re Amend. to the Fla. Family Law Forms

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-12-16

Citation: 59 So. 3d 792

Snippet: ___ Pursuant to the UCCJEA, specifically section 61.516, Florida Statutes, this Court has jurisdiction

London v. London

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-10-16

Citation: 32 So. 3d 107, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15614, 2009 WL 3320189

Snippet: section 61.516, Florida Statutes (2007), to determine the Florida court's jurisdiction. 61.516. Jurisdiction

Amendments to Approved Family Law Forms

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-03-26

Citation: 20 So. 3d 173

Snippet: ____ Pursuant to the UCCJEA, specifically section 61.516, Florida Statutes, this Court has jurisdiction

McGhee v. Biggs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-02-06

Citation: 974 So. 2d 524, 2008 WL 313589

Snippet: resident of North Carolina. Section 61.516, Fla. Stat. provides: 61.516. Jurisdiction to modify a determination

Norris v. Heckerman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-01-28

Citation: 972 So. 2d 1098

Snippet: court did have such authority pursuant to section 61.516(2), Florida Statutes (2007), of the Uniform Child

N.W.T. v. L.H.D.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-05-11

Citation: 955 So. 2d 1236, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 7164

Snippet: of a state having jurisdiction under ss. 61.514-61.516, a child custody determination made under this