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Chapter 61 — Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Time-Sharing(128)
- § 61.001Purpose of chapter.
- § 61.08Alimony.
- § 61.09Alimony and child support unconnected with dissolution.
- § 61.10Adjudication of obligation to support spouse or minor child unconnected with dissolution; parenting plan.
- § 61.011Dissolution in chancery.
- § 61.11Writs.
- § 61.12Attachment or garnishment of amounts due for alimony or child support.
- § 61.13Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court.
- § 61.14Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders.
- § 61.16Attorney's fees, suit money, and costs.
- § 61.17Alimony and child support; additional method for enforcing orders and judgments; costs, expenses.
- § 61.18Alimony and child support; default in undertaking of bond posted to ensure payment.
- § 61.19Entry of judgment of dissolution of marriage, delay period.
- § 61.20Social investigation and recommendations regarding a parenting plan.
- § 61.21Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt.
- § 61.021Residence requirements.
- § 61.29Child support guidelines; principles; applicability.
- § 61.30Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.
- § 61.31Amount of support for a dependent adult child.
- § 61.031Dissolution of marriage to be a vinculo.
- § 61.043Commencement of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for alimony and child support; dissolution questionnaire.
- § 61.044Certain existing defenses abolished.
- § 61.45Court-ordered parenting plan; risk of violation; bond.
- § 61.046Definitions.
- § 61.052Dissolution of marriage.
- § 61.55Purpose.
- § 61.56Definitions.
- § 61.57Beginning, concluding, and terminating a collaborative law process.
- § 61.58Confidentiality of a collaborative law communication.
- § 61.061Proceedings against nonresidents.
- § 61.071Alimony pendente lite; suit money.
- § 61.075Equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities.
- § 61.076Distribution of retirement plans upon dissolution of marriage.
- § 61.077Determination of entitlement to setoffs or credits upon sale of marital home.
- § 61.079Premarital agreements.
- § 61.122Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist's good faith; prerequisite to parent's filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement.
- § 61.125Parenting coordination.
- § 61.181Depositories for alimony transactions, support, maintenance, and support payments; fees.
- § 61.183Mediation of certain contested issues.
- § 61.191Application.
- § 61.401Appointment of guardian ad litem.
- § 61.0401Application of the law of a foreign country in courts relating to matters arising out of or relating to this chapter and chapter 88.
- § 61.402Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
- § 61.403Guardians ad litem; powers and authority.
- § 61.404Guardians ad litem; confidentiality.
- § 61.405Guardians ad litem; immunity.
- § 61.455Court-ordered parenting plan; neutral safe exchange location or a location authorized by a supervised visitation program.
- § 61.501Short title.
- § 61.502Purposes of part; construction of provisions.
- § 61.503Definitions.
- § 61.504Proceedings governed by other law.
- § 61.505Application to Indian tribes.
- § 61.506International application of part.
- § 61.507Effect of child custody determination.
- § 61.508Priority.
- § 61.509Notice to persons outside the state.
- § 61.510Appearance and limited immunity.
- § 61.511Communication between courts.
- § 61.512Taking testimony in another state.
- § 61.513Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.
- § 61.514Initial child custody jurisdiction.
- § 61.515Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
- § 61.516Jurisdiction to modify a determination.
- § 61.517Temporary emergency jurisdiction.
- § 61.518Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.
- § 61.519Simultaneous proceedings.
- § 61.520Inconvenient forum.
- § 61.521Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
- § 61.522Information to be submitted to the court.
- § 61.523Appearance of parties and child.
- § 61.524Definitions.
- § 61.525Enforcement under the Hague Convention.
- § 61.526Duty to enforce.
- § 61.527Temporary visitation.
- § 61.528Registration of child custody determination.
- § 61.529Enforcement of registered determination.
- § 61.530Simultaneous proceedings.
- § 61.531Expedited enforcement of child custody determination.
- § 61.532Service of petition and order.
- § 61.533Hearing and order.
- § 61.534Warrant to take physical custody of child.
- § 61.535Costs, fees, and expenses.
- § 61.536Recognition and enforcement.
- § 61.537Appeals.
- § 61.538Role of state attorney.
- § 61.539Role of law enforcement officers.
- § 61.540Costs and expenses.
- § 61.541Application and construction.
- § 61.542Transitional provision.
- § 61.703Definitions.
- § 61.705Remedies for noncompliance.
- § 61.707Jurisdiction.
- § 61.709Notice requirement for deploying parent.
- § 61.711Duty to notify of change of address.
- § 61.713General consideration in custody proceeding of parent's service.
- § 61.721Form of temporary custodial responsibility agreement.
- § 61.723Nature of authority created by temporary custodial responsibility agreement.
- § 61.725Modification of agreement.
- § 61.727Power of attorney.
- § 61.729Filing custodial responsibility agreement or power of attorney with court.
- § 61.733Proceeding for temporary custody order.
- § 61.735Testimony by electronic means.
- § 61.737Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.
- § 61.739Grant of temporary caretaking authority to nonparent.
- § 61.741Grant of limited contact.
- § 61.743Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.
- § 61.745Content of temporary custody order.
- § 61.747Order for child support.
- § 61.749Modifying or terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility or limited contact to nonparent.
- § 61.761Procedure for terminating temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility.
- § 61.763Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.
- § 61.771Relation to electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 61.773Applicability.
- § 61.1255Support for dependent adult children; legislative intent; powers of court.
- § 61.1301Income deduction orders.
- § 61.1354Sharing of information between consumer reporting agencies and the IV-D agency.
- § 61.1811Clerk of the Court Child Support Enforcement Collection System Trust Fund.
- § 61.1812Child Support Incentive Trust Fund.
- § 61.1814Child Support Enforcement Application and Program Revenue Trust Fund.
- § 61.1816Child Support Clearing Trust Fund.
- § 61.1824State Disbursement Unit.
- § 61.1825State Case Registry.
- § 61.1826Procurement of services for State Disbursement Unit and the non-Title IV-D component of the State Case Registry; contracts and cooperative agreements; penalties; withholding payment.
- § 61.1827Identifying information concerning applicants for and recipients of child support services.
- § 61.13001Parental relocation with a child.
- § 61.13003Court-ordered electronic communication between a parent and a child.
- § 61.13015Petition for suspension or denial of professional licenses and certificates.
- § 61.13016Suspension of driver licenses and motor vehicle registrations.
Chapter 742 — Determination of Parentage(22)
- § 742.06Jurisdiction retained for future orders.
- § 742.07Effect of adoption.
- § 742.08Default of support payments.
- § 742.09Publishing names; penalty.
- § 742.10Establishment of paternity for children born out of wedlock.
- § 742.011Proceedings for determination of paternity, rights, and responsibilities; jurisdiction.
- § 742.11Presumed status of child conceived by means of artificial or in vitro insemination or donated eggs or preembryos.
- § 742.12Scientific testing to determine paternity.
- § 742.13Definitions.
- § 742.14Donation of eggs, sperm, or preembryos.
- § 742.15Gestational surrogacy contract.
- § 742.16Expedited affirmation of parental status for gestational surrogacy.
- § 742.17Disposition of eggs, sperm, or preembryos; rights of inheritance.
- § 742.18Disestablishment of paternity or termination of child support obligation.
- § 742.021Venue, process, complaint.
- § 742.031Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney fees.
- § 742.032Filing of location information.
- § 742.045Attorney's fees, suit money, and costs.
- § 742.091Marriage of parents.
- § 742.105Effect of a determination of paternity from a foreign jurisdiction.
- § 742.107Determining paternity of child with mother under 16 years of age when impregnated.
- § 742.108Criminal penalties for false statements of paternity.
Chapter 741 — Marriage; Domestic Violence(45)
- § 741.01County court judge or clerk of the circuit court to issue marriage license; fee.
- § 741.02Additional fee.
- § 741.03County court judge or clerk of the circuit court not to send out marriage license signed in blank.
- § 741.04Issuance of marriage license.
- § 741.05Penalty for violation of s. 741.03 or s. 741.04(2).
- § 741.07Persons authorized to solemnize matrimony.
- § 741.08Marriage not to be solemnized without a license.
- § 741.09Record of license and certificate.
- § 741.10Proof of marriage where no certificate available.
- § 741.011Installment payments.
- § 741.21Incestuous marriages prohibited.
- § 741.23Husband not liable for wife's torts.
- § 741.24Civil action against parents; willful destruction or theft of property by minor.
- § 741.28Domestic violence; definitions.
- § 741.29Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting.
- § 741.30Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement; public records exemption.
- § 741.31Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence.
- § 741.32Batterers' intervention programs.
- § 741.041Marriage license application valid for 60 days.
- § 741.211Common-law marriages void.
- § 741.212Marriages between persons of the same sex.
- § 741.235Doctrine of interspousal tort immunity abrogated.
- § 741.281Court to order batterers' intervention program attendance.
- § 741.283Minimum term of imprisonment for domestic violence.
- § 741.0305Marriage fee reduction for completion of premarital preparation course.
- § 741.0306Creation of a family law handbook.
- § 741.311Hope Card Program for persons issued orders of protection.
- § 741.313Unlawful action against employees seeking protection.
- § 741.315Recognition of foreign protection orders.
- § 741.316Domestic violence fatality review teams; definition; membership; duties.
- § 741.325Requirements for batterers' intervention programs.
- § 741.327Certification and monitoring of batterers' intervention programs; rules.
- § 741.401Legislative findings; purpose.
- § 741.402Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409.
- § 741.403Address confidentiality program; application; certification.
- § 741.404Certification cancellation.
- § 741.405Agency use of designated address.
- § 741.406Voting by program participant; use of designated address by supervisor of elections.
- § 741.408Assistance for program applicants.
- § 741.409Adoption of rules.
- § 741.465Public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence.
- § 741.2901Domestic violence cases; prosecutors; legislative intent; investigation; duty of circuits; first appearance.
- § 741.2902Domestic violence; legislative intent with respect to judiciary's role.
- § 741.3165Certain information exempt from disclosure.
- § 741.4651Public records exemption; victims of stalking or aggravated stalking.
Chapter 88 — UIFSA (Interstate Support)(78)
- § 88.0011Short title.
- § 88.1011Definitions.
- § 88.1021State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
- § 88.1031Remedies cumulative.
- § 88.1041Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
- § 88.2011Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
- § 88.2021Duration of personal jurisdiction.
- § 88.2031Initiating and responding tribunal of state.
- § 88.2041Simultaneous proceedings in another state.
- § 88.2051Continuing exclusive jurisdiction.
- § 88.2061Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.
- § 88.2071Determination of controlling child support order.
- § 88.2081Child support orders for two or more obligees.
- § 88.2091Credit for payments.
- § 88.2101Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
- § 88.2111Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.
- § 88.3011Proceedings under this act.
- § 88.3021Proceeding by minor parent.
- § 88.3031Application of law of state.
- § 88.3041Duties of initiating tribunal.
- § 88.3051Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
- § 88.3061Inappropriate tribunal.
- § 88.3071Duties of support enforcement agency.
- § 88.3081Duty of Governor and Cabinet.
- § 88.3091Private counsel.
- § 88.3101Duties of state information agency.
- § 88.3111Pleadings and accompanying documents.
- § 88.3121Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
- § 88.3131Costs and fees.
- § 88.3141Limited immunity of petitioner.
- § 88.3151Nonparentage as defense.
- § 88.3161Special rules of evidence and procedure.
- § 88.3171Communications between tribunals.
- § 88.3181Assistance with discovery.
- § 88.3191Receipt and disbursement of payments.
- § 88.4011Establishment of support order.
- § 88.4021Proceeding to determine parentage.
- § 88.5011Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state.
- § 88.5031Employer's compliance with two or more income-withholding orders.
- § 88.5041Immunity from civil liability.
- § 88.5051Penalties for noncompliance.
- § 88.5061Contest by obligor.
- § 88.5071Administrative enforcement of orders.
- § 88.6011Registration of order for enforcement.
- § 88.6021Procedure to register order for enforcement.
- § 88.6031Effect of registration for enforcement.
- § 88.6041Choice of law.
- § 88.6051Notice of registration of order.
- § 88.6061Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order.
- § 88.6071Contest of registration or enforcement.
- § 88.6081Confirmed order.
- § 88.6091Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.
- § 88.6101Effect of registration for modification.
- § 88.6111Modification of child support order of another state.
- § 88.6121Recognition of order modified in another state.
- § 88.6131Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.
- § 88.6141Notice to issuing tribunal of modifications.
- § 88.6151Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
- § 88.6161Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
- § 88.7021Applicability.
- § 88.7031Relationship of Department of Revenue to United States central authority.
- § 88.7041Initiation by Department of Revenue of support proceeding under convention.
- § 88.7051Direct request.
- § 88.7061Registration of convention support order.
- § 88.7071Contest of registered convention support order.
- § 88.7081Recognition and enforcement of convention support order.
- § 88.7091Partial enforcement.
- § 88.7101Foreign support agreement.
- § 88.7111Modification of convention child support order.
- § 88.7121Personal information; limit on use.
- § 88.7131Record in original language; English translation.
- § 88.8011Grounds for rendition.
- § 88.8021Conditions of rendition.
- § 88.9011Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 88.9021Transitional provision.
- § 88.9031Severability.
- § 88.50211Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.
- § 88.70111Definitions.
Chapter 751 — Temporary Custody by Extended Family(6)
Chapter 409 — Child-Support Program (IV-D sections)(39)
- § 409.256Administrative proceeding to establish paternity or paternity and child support; order to appear for genetic testing.
- § 409.257Service of process.
- § 409.259Filing fees in Title IV-D cases; electronic filing of pleadings, returns of service, and other papers.
- § 409.2551Legislative intent.
- § 409.2554Definitions; ss. 409.2551-409.2598.
- § 409.2557State agency for administering child support enforcement program.
- § 409.2558Support distribution and disbursement.
- § 409.2559State disbursement unit.
- § 409.2561Support obligations when public assistance is paid; assignment of rights; subrogation; medical and health insurance information.
- § 409.2563Administrative establishment of child support obligations.
- § 409.2564Actions for support.
- § 409.2565Publication of delinquent obligors.
- § 409.2567Services to individuals not otherwise eligible.
- § 409.2569Continuation of support services for recipients of public assistance when benefits are terminated.
- § 409.2571Court and witness fees; bond.
- § 409.2572Cooperation.
- § 409.2574Income deduction enforcement in Title IV-D cases.
- § 409.2575Liens on motor vehicles and vessels.
- § 409.2576State Directory of New Hires.
- § 409.2577Parent locator service.
- § 409.2578Access to employment information; administrative fine.
- § 409.2579Safeguarding Title IV-D case file information.
- § 409.2581Use of clearing accounts and revolving funds.
- § 409.2584Interest on obligations due; waiver.
- § 409.2594Record requirements.
- § 409.2597Retention of actions.
- § 409.2598License suspension proceeding to enforce support order.
- § 409.2599Data processing services; interagency agreement.
- § 409.25575Support enforcement; privatization.
- § 409.25633Title IV-D Standard Parenting Time Plans.
- § 409.25635Determination and collection of noncovered medical expenses.
- § 409.25641Procedures for processing interstate enforcement requests.
- § 409.25656Garnishment.
- § 409.25657Requirements for financial institutions.
- § 409.25658Use of unclaimed property for past due support.
- § 409.25659Insurance claim data exchange.
- § 409.25661Public records exemption for insurance claim data exchange information.
- § 409.25995State Title IV-D agency; contracts.
- § 409.25996Organizations that assist noncustodial parents.
Chapter 222 — Homestead & Exemptions (overlap)(25)
- § 222.01Designation of homestead by owner before levy.
- § 222.02Designation of homestead after levy.
- § 222.03Survey at instance of dissatisfied creditor.
- § 222.04Sale after survey.
- § 222.05Setting apart leasehold.
- § 222.07Defendant's rights of selection.
- § 222.08Jurisdiction to set apart homestead and exemption.
- § 222.09Injunction to prevent sale.
- § 222.10Jurisdiction to subject property claimed to be exempt.
- § 222.11Exemption of wages from garnishment.
- § 222.13Life insurance policies; disposition of proceeds.
- § 222.14Exemption of cash surrender value of life insurance policies and annuity contracts from legal process.
- § 222.15Wages or reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation payments due deceased employee may be paid spouse or certain relatives.
- § 222.16Wages or reemployment assistance or unemployment compensation payments so paid not subject to administration.
- § 222.17Manifesting and evidencing domicile in Florida.
- § 222.18Exempting disability income benefits from legal processes.
- § 222.20Nonavailability of federal bankruptcy exemptions.
- § 222.21Exemption of pension money and certain tax-exempt funds or accounts from legal processes.
- § 222.22Exemption of assets in qualified tuition programs, medical savings accounts, Coverdell education savings accounts, and hurricane savings accounts from legal process.
- § 222.25Other individual property of natural persons exempt from legal process.
- § 222.26Additional exemptions from legal process concerning medical debt.
- § 222.29No exemption for fraudulent transfers.
- § 222.30Fraudulent asset conversions.
- § 222.061Method of exempting personal property; inventory.
- § 222.201Availability of federal bankruptcy exemptions.
Chapter 732 — Estate Overlap (dissolution effects)(5)
- § 732.507Effect of subsequent marriage, birth, adoption, or dissolution of marriage.
- § 732.702Waiver of spousal rights.
- § 732.703Effect of divorce, dissolution, or invalidity of marriage on disposition of certain assets at death.
- § 732.4015Devise of homestead.
- § 732.7025Waiver of homestead rights through deed.
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