Florida Statute 88.6021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 88
UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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F.S. 88.6021

88.6021 Procedure to register order for enforcement.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 88.7061, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this state:

(a) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement.

(b) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order.

(c) A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage.

(d) The name of the obligor and, if known:

1. The obligor’s address and social security number.

2. The name and address of the obligor’s employer and any other source of income of the obligor.

3. A description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in s. 88.3121, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted.

(2) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.

(3) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.

(4) If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall:

(a) Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;

(b) Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and

(5) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.

History.—s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 45, ch. 2011-92.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 88.6021

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 88.6021.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 88.6021

Total Results: 5

Department of Revenue v. Davis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-07-15

Citation: 173 So. 3d 1043, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 10737, 2015 WL 4253870

Snippet: Support Act (UIFSA) in 2008. See § 88.6021, Fla. Stat. (2008). The former husband timely filed

Trissler v. Trissler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-07-25

Citation: 987 So. 2d 209, 2008 WL 2851566

Snippet: order. § 88.6091, Fla. Stat. (2007). Under section 88.6021, Florida Statutes (2007), a child support order

Department of Revenue v. Cuevas

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-12-03

Citation: 862 So. 2d 810, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 18359, 2003 WL 22850526

Snippet: registration in this case was attempted. Section 88.6021 requires an initiating state to transmit copies

Houston v. Maglio

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-05-21

Citation: 845 So. 2d 971, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 7963, 2003 WL 21180332

Snippet: support order in Florida, pursuant to UIFSA. § 88.6021, Fla. Stat. (1997). Maglio objected on the grounds

Department of Revenue v. Steinle

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-02-05

Citation: 837 So. 2d 1072, 2003 WL 238698

Snippet: Compare § 88.351(c), Fla. Stat. (1991), with § 88.6021, Fla. Stat. (2000). The Frazier court remarked