Florida Statute 88.6031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 88
UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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F.S. 88.6031

88.6031 Effect of registration for enforcement.—

(1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

(2) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

History.—s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 46, ch. 2011-92.

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Cases Citing Statute 88.6031

Total Results: 8

Ziino v. Baker Ex Rel. Estate of Wellman

613 F.3d 1326, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 17025, 2010 WL 3155512

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 11, 2010 | Docket: 398835

Cited 9 times | Published

enforceable under Florida law. See Fla. Stat. § 88.6031 (2004) (providing for the enforceability of foreign

Trissler v. Trissler

987 So. 2d 209, 2008 WL 2851566

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 2008 | Docket: 1724302

Cited 7 times | Published

enforceable in the same manner as a Florida order. § 88.6031(1)(a)-(b), Fla. Stat. (2007). The non-registering

Sootin v. Sootin

41 So. 3d 993, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11276, 2010 WL 3023361

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 2010 | Docket: 1239095

Cited 4 times | Published

Vinnik, 831 So.2d 1271 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). See § 88.6031(3) ("Except as otherwise provided in this article

Spalding v. Spalding

886 So. 2d 1075, 2004 WL 2623956

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 19, 2004 | Docket: 1380081

Cited 2 times | Published

for purposes of enforcement is defined in section 88.6031, Florida Statutes (2003): (1) A support order

Department of Revenue v. Cuevas

862 So. 2d 810, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 18359, 2003 WL 22850526

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 2003 | Docket: 64827295

Cited 1 times | Published

filed in the registering tribunal of this state. § 88.6031(1), Fla. Stat. (2002). Once the support or income

Department of Revenue v. Ortiz

84 So. 3d 1206, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 5568, 2012 WL 1192094

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 2012 | Docket: 60306627

Published

Florida, it has the same effect as a Florida order. § 88.6031(2), Fla. Stat. (2010). If a party contests the

Weiss v. Weiss

973 So. 2d 1247, 2008 WL 313461

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 6, 2008 | Docket: 1687754

Published

domestication was proper under chapter 88. Section 88.6031(1) provides that a "support order" that was

Department of Revenue v. Marchines

974 So. 2d 1085, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 3848, 2007 WL 777507

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 2007 | Docket: 64853926

Published

where and when it was filed.” Most notably, section 88.6031(1) explains that “[a] support order or income-withholding