Florida Statute 61.519 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.519

61.519 Simultaneous proceedings.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under ss. 61.514-61.524 if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child had been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this part, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under s. 61.520.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to s. 61.522. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding was previously commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this part, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this part does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.

(3) In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:

(a) Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;

(b) Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Cases Citing Statute 61.519

Total Results: 20

Racquel Dorvil v. Jacarr Atwell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: contact the South Carolina court pursuant to section 61.519(2) of the UCCJEA. Section 61.514(1)(a) provides

Kilcrease v. Brown

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

Snippet: court comported with the requirements of section 61.519, Florida Statutes, for conducting “simultaneous

CASSIDY S. MILLER v. ALEX V. MITCHELL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-10-06

Snippet: declined to exercise further jurisdiction. See § 61.519(1) Fla. Stat. (“[A] court of [Florida] may not

KELLY LUNSFORD v. KARA ENGLE and JAKE PHILLIPS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-01-20

Snippet: communication with the Oregon court pursuant to section 61.519, Florida Statutes (2015). The maternal grandmother’s

KELLY LUNSFORD v. KARA ENGLE and JAKE PHILLIPS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-01-22

Snippet: communication with the Oregon court pursuant to section 61.519, Florida Statutes (2015). The grandmother filed

N.B. v. Dep't of Children of Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-05

Citation: 274 So. 3d 1163

Snippet: California case remained concurrently active. See § 61.519(1), Fla. Stat. (2018) ("[A] court of [Florida]

N.B. v. Dep't of Children of Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-05

Citation: 274 So. 3d 1163

Snippet: California case remained concurrently active. See § 61.519(1), Fla. Stat. (2018) ("[A] court of [Florida]

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

Snippet: domesticate the N.Y. Order, citing sections 61.514 and 61.519, Florida Statutes (2013), and arguing that the

Billie v. Stier

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-04-23

Citation: 141 So. 3d 584, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5920, 2014 WL 1613661

Snippet: treated as a state in the United States. Section 61.519, Florida Statutes (2012), covers situations where

Slowinski v. Sweeney

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-27

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

Snippet: communication between the state courts. See §§ 61.519, 61.522, Fla. Stat. On March 27, 2012, Mr. Sweeney

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: prohibition. We find that, pursuant to section 61.519(1), Florida Statutes (2011), the trial court currently

Johnson v. Johnson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-05-09

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

Snippet: New York supreme court — as authorized by section 61.519, Florida Statutes (2010). The petition sought not

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: 61.516 must be read in pari materia with section 61.519, which applies due to the simultaneous proceedings

Medlin v. Medlin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-10-14

Citation: 18 So. 3d 734, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15547, 2009 WL 3278676

Snippet: the Washington court in accordance with section 61.519(2), Florida Statutes. We therefore grant the petition

Karam v. Karam

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-03-11

Citation: 6 So. 3d 87, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1795, 2009 WL 605401

Snippet: Florida is the children's "home state," section 61.519, prohibits Florida from exercising its jurisdiction

Tidwell v. Tidwell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-11

Citation: 983 So. 2d 742, 2008 WL 2356871

Snippet: Carolina court, the court having jurisdiction. See § 61.519(1), Fla. Stat. The trial court's rulings must be

Arjona v. Torres

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-10-25

Citation: 941 So. 2d 451, 2006 WL 3019578

Snippet: on December 13, 2005, that section 61.519 applies. Section 61.519, Florida Statutes (2005), provides

Staats v. McKinnon

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-02-27

Citation: 924 So. 2d 82, 2006 WL 452824

Snippet: the enforcement provisions of the act, sections 61.519 and 61.530, Florida Statutes, in concluding that

McCormick v. Oakes

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-03-30

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

Snippet: with the UCCJA. See Crippen, 610 So.2d at 687; § 61.519, Fla. Stat. Here, the North Carolina judge apparently

Hirvonen v. Filsinger

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-03-10

Citation: 866 So. 2d 1273, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 3477, 2004 WL 432460

Snippet: parties. One of the provisions of the UCCJEA, section 61.519(1), provides: Except as otherwise provided in s