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Florida Statute 61.529 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 61.529 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 61.529 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
61.529 Enforcement of registered determination.—
(1) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the laws of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.
(2) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce but may not modify, except in accordance with ss. 61.514-61.523, a registered child custody determination of another state.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

Cases Citing F.S. 61.529

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Mattingly, Mattingly v. Hatfield (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...modifying the Kentucky visitation order. For this reason, the court did not err in dismissing the petition for modification, albeit for a different reason than it announced. We are therefore obligated to affirm the order on review here. AFFIRMED. 3 See also § 61.529(2), Fla....

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