Florida Statute 61.737 | 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. 61.737

61.737 Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.—In a proceeding for a temporary grant of custodial responsibility:

(1) A prior judicial order granting custodial responsibility in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless circumstances meet the requirements authorized by general law for modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.

(2) The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for granting custodial responsibility in the event of deployment, including an agreement for custodial responsibility during deployment, unless the court finds that the agreement is not in the best interest of the child.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2018-69.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 61.737

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 61.737

Total Results: 1

Maloy v. Bristow

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-03-15

Citation: 138 So. 2d 801, 1962 Fla. App. LEXIS 3453

Snippet: PER CURIAM. The appellant, who was the plaintiff below, seeks reversal of an order dismissing her suit for accounting, for want of prosecution. The cause was noticed for trial before the court on July 28, 1961. For a reason not disclosed on the record it was not tried then, but came on for final hearing before the court on August 29, 1961. On that occasion, at the request of the plaintiff, who had acted without counsel throughout, the chancellor granted a continuance to September 7. When the cause