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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING
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F.S. 61.522
61.522 Information to be submitted to the court.
(1) Subject to Florida law providing for the confidentiality of procedures, addresses, and other identifying information in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child’s present address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the last 5 years, and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the child has lived during that period. The pleading or affidavit must state whether the party:
(a) Has participated, as a party or witness or in any other capacity, in any other proceeding concerning the custody of or visitation with the child and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the date of the child custody determination, if any;
(b) Knows of any proceeding that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; and
(c) Knows the names and addresses of any person not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of the child or claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of, or visitation with, the child and, if so, the names and addresses of those persons.
(2) If the information required by subsection (1) is not furnished, the court, upon motion of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding until the information is furnished.
(3) If the declaration as to any of the items described in paragraphs (1)(a)-(c) is in the affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information under oath as required by the court. The court may examine the parties under oath as to details of the information furnished and other matters pertinent to the court’s jurisdiction and the disposition of the case.
(4) Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of any proceeding in this or any other state which could affect the current proceeding.
History.s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 61.522

Total Results: 5

Strommen v. Strommen

927 So. 2d 176, 2006 WL 1113527

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 2006 | Docket: 1765502

Cited 14 times | Published

1, 2002. That section has been replaced by section 61.522. [3] We note the son recently turned eighteen

Ruble v. Ruble

884 So. 2d 150, 2004 WL 1618531

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 21, 2004 | Docket: 2563705

Cited 5 times | Published

1, 2002. That section has been replaced by section 61.522, Florida Statutes.

Mannino v. Mannino

980 So. 2d 575, 2008 WL 1830522

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 2008 | Docket: 1736023

Cited 3 times | Published

conjunction with the petition, required by section 61.522, he claimed Florida as the children's "home

Racquel Dorvil v. Jacarr Atwell

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 2024 | Docket: 69435418

Published

whom the child has lived during that period.” § 61.522(1), Fla. Stat. (2024).

Kilcrease v. Brown

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

Published

the verified information she provided under section 61.522, Florida Statutes, that the Oklahoma court