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Fla. Stat. § 88.6061 (2025)
Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order.
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88.6061 Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order.—
(1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by s. 88.6051. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to s. 88.6071.
(2) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.
(3) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 2003–2015 · leading case: Trissler v. Trissler, 987 So. 2d 209 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).
Trissler v. Trissler, 987 So. 2d 209 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). “§ 88.6061(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). In this case, the former husband filed a UIFSA registration packet on April 18, 2007, with the Flagler County court, which included a sworn letter of transmittal requesting registration of the Pennsylvania child support order issued on May 26,…”
Dep't of Revenue v. Steinle, 837 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). “Steinle contested the registration by filing a motion under section 88.6061, Florida Statutes (2000), arguing that laches barred enforcement of the final judgment.”
Dep't of Revenue v. Marchines, 974 So. 2d 1085 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). “” If the obligor has objections, section 88.6061(1) outlines the procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order: (1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within…”
Dep't of Revenue v. Ortiz, 84 So. 3d 1206 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). “First, the father’s motion was untimely under both section 88.6061 and rule 1.540. Second, his attack upon the registered order at best created an issue of fact between his testimony and that of his former wife; it did not prove fraud.”
Dep't of Revenue v. Davis, 173 So. 3d 1043 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015). “See § 88.6061. Shortly thereafter, the former husband filed a petition to modify child support and requested the court modify his support obligation back to 2002.”
McMahon v. Marshall, 881 So. 2d 44 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). “See §§ 88.6061, 88.6071, Fla. Stat. (2003). We note that this opinion is without prejudice to the other avenues available for the former wife to enforce the Pennsylvania judgment in Florida.”
— 88.6061(1) — 3 cases
Trissler v. Trissler, 987 So. 2d 209 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). “§ 88.6061(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). In this case, the former husband filed a UIFSA registration packet on April 18, 2007, with the Flagler County court, which included a sworn letter of transmittal requesting registration of the Pennsylvania child support order issued on May 26,…”
Dep't of Revenue v. Marchines, 974 So. 2d 1085 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). “” If the obligor has objections, section 88.6061(1) outlines the procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order: (1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within…”
Dep't of Revenue v. Ortiz, 84 So. 3d 1206 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). “First, the father’s motion was untimely under both section 88.6061 and rule 1.540. Second, his attack upon the registered order at best created an issue of fact between his testimony and that of his former wife; it did not prove fraud.”
— 88.6061(2) — 1 case
Dep't of Revenue v. Marchines, 974 So. 2d 1085 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). “” If the obligor has objections, section 88.6061(1) outlines the procedure to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order: (1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within…”
— 88.6061(3) — 1 case
Dep't of Revenue v. Davis, 173 So. 3d 1043 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015). “See § 88.6061. Shortly thereafter, the former husband filed a petition to modify child support and requested the court modify his support obligation back to 2002.”
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