Florida Statute 61.505 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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61.505 Application to Indian tribes.—

(1) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. ss. 1901 et seq., is not subject to this part to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.

(2) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for purposes of applying ss. 61.501-61.523.

(3) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under ss. 61.524-61.540.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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MCI Telecomm. Corp. v. Bellsouth Telecomm. Inc., 298 F.3d 1269 (11th Cir. 2002).

Cited 14 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 15467, 2002 WL 1732800

at 1668-79. Thus, the Court upheld 47 C.F.R. § 61.505(b)(1) as a valid and binding regulation. As such

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Billie v. Stier, 141 So. 3d 584 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5920, 2014 WL 1613661

Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). Additionally, Section 61.505, Florida Statutes (2012), states that a custody

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