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Fla. Stat. § 61.516

Jurisdiction to modify a determination

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 61–61 (42 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Staats v. McKinnon (2006)

Most recently applied in James v. Faust (February 2015)

History.--s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under s. 61.514(1)(a) or (b) and:

(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under s. 61.515 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under s. 61.520; or

(2) A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.