Florida Statute 88.6041 - 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. 88.6041

88.6041 Choice of law.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs:

(a) The nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order;

(b) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the order; and

(2) In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order, the statute of limitation of this state or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.

(3) A responding tribunal of this state shall apply the procedures and remedies of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support order of another state or foreign country registered in this state.

(4) After a tribunal of this or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal of this state shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and future support, and on consolidated arrears.

History.—s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 47, ch. 2011-92.

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Cases Citing Statute 88.6041

Total Results: 5

Department of Revenue v. Steinle

837 So. 2d 1072, 2003 WL 238698

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 5, 2003 | Docket: 1527567

Cited 3 times | Published

App. 552, 503 S.E.2d 686 (1998). But under section 88.6041, "[i]n a proceeding for arrearages, the statute

Jackmore v. Jackmore

71 So. 3d 912, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 15783, 2011 WL 4598191

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 2011 | Docket: 2353424

Cited 2 times | Published

the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, section 88.6041, Florida Statutes, provides: (1) The law of

Spalding v. Spalding

907 So. 2d 1270, 2005 WL 1842603

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 5, 2005 | Docket: 468415

Cited 2 times | Published

purposes of the choice of law provisions of section 88.6041, of UIFSA, once a judgment is registered and

Blitz v. Florida Department of Revenue

898 So. 2d 121, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 2511, 2005 WL 475516

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2005 | Docket: 64837327

Published

Kirkell, 867 So.2d 1179 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). Section 88.6041, Florida Statutes (2003), provides, “[t]he

Keeton v. Keeton

807 So. 2d 186, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 1741, 2002 WL 232801

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 19, 2002 | Docket: 64812453

Published

the trial court’s finding that pursuant to section 88.6041, Florida Statutes, Kentucky law controls whether