Florida Statute 61.535 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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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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Cases Citing Statute 61.535

Total Results: 3

Ledoux-Nottingham v. Downs

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 2, 2015 | Docket: 60247710

Cited 2 times | Published

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

JUAN M. ALVAREZ v. LINA PAOLA JIMENEZ

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2021 | Docket: 61585918

Published

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

Dieter Nagl v. Monika Navarro

187 So. 3d 359, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 4115, 2016 WL 1039172

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 2016 | Docket: 3044828

Published

(2013), governs here, while the mother argues section 61.535 applies. Both sections provide a different