Florida Statute 88.6111 | 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. 88.6111

88.6111 Modification of child support order of another state.—

(1) If s. 88.6131 does not apply, upon petition, a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that:

(a) The following requirements are met:

1. Neither the child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor resides in the issuing state;

2. A petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and

3. The respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state; or

(b) This state is the state of residence of the child, or a party who is an individual, is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing exclusive jurisdiction.

(2) Modification of a registered child support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.

(3) A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and same child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under s. 88.2071 establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable.

(4) In a proceeding to modify a child support order, the law of the state that is determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor’s fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this state.

(5) On issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child support order issued in another state, the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal of continuing exclusive jurisdiction.

(6) Notwithstanding subsections (1)-(5) and s. 88.2011(2), a tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this state if:

(a) One party resides in another state; and

(b) The other party resides outside the United States.

History.—s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 33, ch. 97-170; s. 53, ch. 2011-92.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 88.6111

Total Results: 8

Lamancusa v. DOR

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-06-25

Citation: 250 So. 3d 812

Snippet: expressly granted to Florida courts under section 88.6111(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2013). That section provides

Elizabeth Kessinger, Former Wife v. Clifton J. Kessinger, Former Husband

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-11-06

Citation: 228 So. 3d 1201

Snippet: Mr. Kessinger’s petition acknowledges. Section 88.6111 allows for modifications if the petitioner is not

Jyrki Pulkkinen, Former Husband v. Karen Elaine Pulkkinen n/k/a Karen Elaine etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-09-05

Citation: 226 So. 3d 352, 2017 WL 3864051, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 12757

Snippet: orders were ultimately registered under section 88.6111(1), Florida Statutes (2010). The final judgment

Arquette v. Rutter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-21

Citation: 150 So. 3d 1259, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19081, 2014 WL 6488784

Snippet: Interstate Family Support Act (“UIFSA”), section 88.6111, Florida Statutes (2012).2 After a hearing, the

Pulkkinen v. Pulkkinen

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-11-26

Citation: 127 So. 3d 738, 2013 WL 6171269, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18794

Snippet: modification action. We agree with the father. Section 88.6111(1), Florida Statutes (2010), which was enacted

Trissler v. Trissler

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

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

Snippet: to modify it. §§ 88.6101, 88.6111, Fla. Stat. (2007). Under section 88.6111, if all of the individual

Mancari v. Hoffmann

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-08-27

Citation: 824 So. 2d 987, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 12738, 2002 WL 31101397

Snippet: PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Section 88.6111(l)(a)-(b) (2001). COBB, PETERSON and PALMER, JJ., concur.

State, Department of Revenue v. Mayes

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-03-14

Citation: 784 So. 2d 471, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 3248, 2001 WL 245758

Snippet: child support judgment of the foreign state. § 88.6111, Fla.Stat. (1999). See Department of Revenue ex