Florida Statute 88.6151 | 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. 88.6151

88.6151 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 88.7111, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to s. 88.6111 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.

(2) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.

History.—s. 55, ch. 2011-92.

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Cases Citing Statute 88.6151

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Bravo v. Johnson F/K/A Donlan

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-11-13T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: pursuant to its laws.” §§ 88.1011(3), 88.1041(3), 88.6151(1), Fla. Stat. (2024). Australia does not …Australian court lacked or refused jurisdiction. See § 88.6151(1), Fla. Stat. Mother never alleged that the Australian