Florida Statute 61.535 | 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. 61.535

61.535 Costs, fees, and expenses.—

(1) So long as the court has personal jurisdiction over the party against whom the expenses are being assessed, the court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney’s fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and expenses for child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.

(2) The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state unless authorized by law other than this part.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 61.535

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 61.535.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 61.535

Total Results: 4

JUAN M. ALVAREZ v. LINA PAOLA JIMENEZ

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-12-01

Snippet: Mother as the prevailing party, pursuant to section 61.535, Florida Statutes (2020) (providing for prevailing

Dieter Nagl v. Monika Navarro

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-16

Citation: 187 So. 3d 359, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 4115

Snippet: governs here, while the mother argues section 61.535 applies. Both sections provide a different standard

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: to attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 61.535, Florida States (2013), which provides: So long

Local 415, Miami Joint Council of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. William Weitz, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-05-15

Citation: 141 So. 2d 18, 50 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2517, 1962 Fla. App. LEXIS 3227

Snippet: HORTON, Judge. Appellants seek review of an order striking their pleadings, vacating a partial summary judgment in their favor and dismissing their cause of action. The appellant-unions and appellee-em-ployer entered into a collective bargaining agreement which provided, inter alia, that the appellee was to pay a certain percentage of its total gross payroll of all employees covered by the agreement into appellants’ welfare fund. A dispute between the parties arising from the appellee’s failure