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
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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: 6

Betty Caitlin Nicole Smith v. Zachary Taylor Daniel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-06-04

Citation: 246 So. 3d 1279

Snippet: 741.315(2), Florida Statutes (2016). 2 See also § 61.526(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). 3 Significantly, the Order

Downs v. Ledoux-Nottingham

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-19

Citation: 219 So. 3d 244, 2017 WL 2200229, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 7179

Snippet: Act (UC-CJEA), as set forth, in part, in section 61.526(1), Florida Statutes (2013). The Florida Supreme

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-16

Citation: 210 So. 3d 1217, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 195, 2017 WL 633767, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 336

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-04-02

Citation: 163 So. 3d 560, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 4748, 2015 WL 1470080

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

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

Snippet: registration filed by the mother, pursuant to sections 61.526 and 61.528, respectively, are expressly not included

Thompson v. Kelly

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-03-27

Citation: 139 So. 2d 523, 1962 Fla. App. LEXIS 3813

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed