Florida Statute 61.527 - 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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61.527 Temporary visitation.—

(1) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:

(a) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or

(b) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state which does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

(2) If a court of this state makes an order under paragraph (1)(b), it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in ss. 61.514-61.523. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Giventer v. Giventer

863 So. 2d 438, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 19740, 2003 WL 23095388

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 2003 | Docket: 64827485

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proceeding to compel summer visitation fell within section 61.527, concerning “temporary visitation.” That statute

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