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Fla. Stat. § 88.7111 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
88.7111 Modification of convention child support order.—
(1) A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:
(a) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or
(b) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.
(2) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, the provisions of s. 88.7081(3) apply.
History.—s. 69, ch. 2011-92.

Cases Citing F.S. 88.7111

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Bravo v. Johnson F/K/A Donlan (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...child support order pursuant to its laws.” §§ 88.1011(3), 88.1041(3), 88.6151(1), Fla. Stat. (2024). Australia does not 3 A Florida court has broader authority to modify a convention support order than a non-convention support order. See § 88.7111(1)(a), Fla....

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