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Fla. Stat. § 88.1041

Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding

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**88.1041 Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.**—(1) A tribunal of this state shall apply parts I through VI of this chapter, and, as applicable, part VII of this chapter, to a support proceeding involving: (a) A foreign support order; (b) A foreign tribunal; or (c) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. (2) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts I through VI of this chapter. (3) Part VII of this chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part VII of this chapter is inconsistent with parts I through VI of this chapter, part VII of this chapter controls. History.—s. 4, ch. 2011-92. PART II JURISDICTION 88.2011 Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. 88.2021 Duration of personal jurisdiction. 88.2031 Initiating and responding tribunal of state. 88.2041 Simultaneous proceedings in another state. 88.2051 Continuing exclusive jurisdiction. 88.2061 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. 88.2071 Determination of controlling child support order. 88.2081 Child support orders for two or more obligees. 88.2091 Credit for payments. 88.2101 Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. 88.2111 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

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