Florida Statute 61.526 | 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. 61.526

61.526 Duty to enforce.—

(1) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this part or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this part and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this part.

(2) A court of this state may use any remedy available under other laws of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided by ss. 61.524-61.540 are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 61.526

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 61.526.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 61.526

Total Results: 7

Betty Caitlin Nicole Smith v. Zachary Taylor Daniel

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-06-04T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 741.315(2), Florida Statutes (2016). 2 See also § 61.526(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). 3 Significantly, the Order…order of a Florida court . . . . 3 Section 61.526(1), Fla. Stat.—appearing in Florida’s Uniform Child

Downs v. Ledoux-Nottingham

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-05-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 219 So. 3d 244

Snippet: Act (UC-CJEA), as set forth, in part, in section 61.526(1), Florida Statutes (2013). The Florida Supreme…249 n.1 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). Furthermore, section 61.526, titled “Duty to enforce,” authorizes the award… another state’s child custody determination. § 61.526, Fla. Stat. (2013). We construe these provisions

Ruth D. Ledoux-Nottingham v. Jennifer Joy Downs, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-02-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 210 So. 3d 1217

Snippet: as section 61.526, Florida Statutes. See [Baker, 522 U.S. at 232-33, 118 S.Ct. 657]; § 61.526(1), Fla.

Ledoux-Nottingham v. Downs

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-04-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 163 So. 3d 560

Snippet: Credit Clause as well as section 61.526, Florida Statutes. See id.; § 61.526(1), Fla. Stat. (2013) (“A court

Nadine Mcindoo v. Ashley Atkinson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-02-18T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 159 So. 3d 227

Snippet: should have applied was section 61.526, Florida Statutes (2013). Section 61.526 states: A court of this…registration filed by the mother, pursuant to sections 61.526 and 61.528, respectively, are expressly not included…governing domestication of a foreign judgment (section 61.526) and registration of a judgment (section 61.528… mother’s petition to domesticate under section 61.526 or the notice she filed under section 61.528. …been modified in accordance with this part. § 61.526(1), Fla. Stat. (2013) (emphasis added). Since the

Thompson v. Kelly

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1962-03-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 139 So. 2d 523

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed No. 61-526 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp Fla

Thompson v. Kelly

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1962-03-26T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 139 So. 2d 523

Snippet: No. 61-526 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp Fla. Dist. Ct. App.