61.526
Duty to enforce.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: Ruth D. Ledoux-Nottingham v. Jennifer Joy Downs, etc.
Ruth D. Ledoux-Nottingham v. Jennifer Joy Downs, etc. (2017)
“503(4), Florida Statutes (2013),[N,2] it became enforceable in Florida pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause as well as section 61.526, Florida Statutes. See [Baker, 522 U.”
Nadine Mcindoo v. Ashley Atkinson (2015)
“Proper Statutory Application The proper statute which the trial court should have applied was section 61.526, Florida Statutes (2013). Section 61.”
Betty Caitlin Nicole Smith v. Zachary Taylor Daniel (2018)
“2 See also § 61.526(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). 3 Significantly, the Order of Protection prohibits the father from coming within 500 feet of the minor child.”
Ledoux-Nottingham v. Downs (2015)
“503(4), Florida Statutes (2013), 2 it became enforceable in Florida pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause as well as section 61.526, Florida Statutes. See id.”
Kimberly S. Lopez and Peter J. Allsot v. Naseem Latif (2026)
“5th DCA 2015) (affirming the enforcement of another state’s visitation order, which was “enforceable in Florida pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause as well as section 61.526, Florida Statutes”). Accordingly, we reverse and remand with instructions to consider the…”
Downs v. Ledoux-Nottingham (2017)
“§ 61.526, Fla. Stat. (2013). We construe these provisions together, and conclude that the grandparents are entitled to pursue the remedy of make-up visitation.”
— 61.526(1) — 6 cases
Ruth D. Ledoux-Nottingham v. Jennifer Joy Downs, etc. (2017)
“503(4), Florida Statutes (2013),[N,2] it became enforceable in Florida pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause as well as section 61.526, Florida Statutes. See [Baker, 522 U.”
Betty Caitlin Nicole Smith v. Zachary Taylor Daniel (2018)
“2 See also § 61.526(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). 3 Significantly, the Order of Protection prohibits the father from coming within 500 feet of the minor child.”
Nadine Mcindoo v. Ashley Atkinson (2015)
“Proper Statutory Application The proper statute which the trial court should have applied was section 61.526, Florida Statutes (2013). Section 61.”
Ledoux-Nottingham v. Downs (2015)
“503(4), Florida Statutes (2013), 2 it became enforceable in Florida pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause as well as section 61.526, Florida Statutes. See id.”
Kimberly S. Lopez and Peter J. Allsot v. Naseem Latif (2026)
“5th DCA 2015) (affirming the enforcement of another state’s visitation order, which was “enforceable in Florida pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause as well as section 61.526, Florida Statutes”). Accordingly, we reverse and remand with instructions to consider the…”
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