Florida Statute 88.7111 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 88
UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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F.S. 88.7111

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 88.7111

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 88.7111

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Bravo v. Johnson F/K/A Donlan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-13

Snippet: order than a non-convention support order. See § 88.7111(1)(a), Fla. Stat. As with a non-convention child