Florida Statute 61.542 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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61.542 Transitional provision.—A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination that was commenced before the effective date of this part is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Strommen v. Strommen, 927 So. 2d 176 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1113527

...NOTES [1] The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act applies to this proceeding. It was repealed and replaced by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), effective October 1, 2002. However, the UCCJA continues to apply to all custody proceedings filed before the UCCJEA's effective date. See § 61.542, Fla....

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Patterson v. Tomlinson, 875 So. 2d 646 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2004 WL 433726

...NOTES [1] Effective October 1, 2002, the UCCJA was amended as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and renumbered to sections 61.501.542, Florida Statutes (2002). Because the mother's petition was filed prior to October 1, 2002, the UCCJA, rather than the UCCJEA, applies. See § 61.542, Fla....

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Morales v. Salazar, 833 So. 2d 226 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31841823

...Effective October 1, 2002, the UCCJA was amended as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and renumbered, sections 61.501-.542, Florida Statutes (2002). Because Salazar's petition for modification was filed prior to October 1, 2002, the UCCJA, rather than the UCCJEA, applies. See § 61.542, Fla....

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Miles v. Hyman, 836 So. 2d 1097 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 255399

...[3] Effective October 1, 2002, the UCCJA was amended as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and renumbered, sections 61.501-.542, Florida Statutes (2002). Because the former wife's petition for modification was filed prior to October 1, 2002, the UCCJA, rather than the UCCJEA, applies. See § 61.542, Fla....

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Spindler v. Mayol, 849 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 7901, 2003 WL 21219799

the UCCJA, rather than the UCCJEA, applies. See § 61.542, Fla. Stat. (2002); Miles v. Hyman, 836 So.2d

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