Florida Statutes Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)

• 88.70111 - Definitions.
  As used in this part, the term:(1) “Application” means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made...
• 88.7021 - Applicability.
  This part applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this part is inconsistent with parts...
• 88.7031 - Relationship Of Department Of Revenue To United States Central Authority.
  The Department of Revenue is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the convention.History.—s. 61, ch.
• 88.7041 - Initiation By Department Of Revenue Of Support Proceeding Under Convention.
  (1) In a support proceeding under this part, the Department of Revenue shall:(a) Transmit and receive applications; and(b) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an...
• 88.7051 - Direct Request.
  (1) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding,...
• 88.7061 - Registration Of Convention Support Order.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order...
• 88.7071 - Contest Of Registered Convention Support Order.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, ss. 88.6051-88.6081 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order.(2) A party contesting a registered convention support...
• 88.7081 - Recognition And Enforcement Of Convention Support Order.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order.(2) The following grounds are the...
• 88.7091 - Partial Enforcement.
  If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of...
• 88.7101 - Foreign Support Agreement.
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.(2) An...
• 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...
• 88.7121 - Personal Information; Limit On Use.
  Personal information gathered or transmitted under this part may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.History.—s. 70, ch. 2011-92.
• 88.7131 - Record In Original Language; English Translation.
  A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this part must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be...

Last modified: September 23, 2016