Florida Statute 409.2571 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Chapter 409
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409.2571 Court and witness fees; bond.—

(1) The department or an authorized agent thereof shall be entitled to the necessary services of the clerk, court reporter, and county comptroller in any proceedings under the IV-D program, including contempt proceedings; and no fees for such court reporter, clerk, or comptroller services shall be charged against the department. No bond shall be required of the department for any action taken pursuant to the IV-D program, except by order of the court. Nothing herein shall prevent the depository from charging and collecting fees for services rendered.

(2) No witness fees shall be paid to any party to a petition or complaint or to any parent or legal custodian of a dependent child described in a petition or complaint filed pursuant to this act.

History.—s. 7, ch. 76-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 84-141; s. 146, ch. 86-220; s. 18, ch. 87-95; s. 24, ch. 92-138.

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State, Dept. of Health, Etc. v. Hartsfield, 399 So. 2d 1019 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...including the issuance of photographic copies of necessary court records, relating to civil actions" in child support and paternity proceedings under Chapter 409, Florida Statutes (1979). The circuit court denied the petition for writ of mandamus and this appeal followed. We affirm. Section 409.2571(1), Florida Statutes (1979) provides that HRS or its agents "shall be entitled to the necessary services of the clerk ......

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1979).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

of service charges as provided in s. 28.24. Section 409.2571, F. S., which was first enacted in 1976 as

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State, Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Hartsfield, 399 So. 2d 1019 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19991

...including the issuance of photographic copies of necessary court records, relating to civil actions” in child support and paternity proceedings under Chapter 409, Florida Statutes (1979). The circuit court denied the petition for writ of mandamus and this appeal followed. We affirm. Section 409.2571(1), Florida Statutes (1979) provides that HRS or its agents “shall be entitled to the necessary services of the clerk ......

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Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Alper, 375 So. 2d 571 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 15847

such child support actions to pay costs (See Section 409.2571, Florida Statutes (1977) rather than have

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State, Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Hartsfield, 443 So. 2d 322 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 25317

Florida Statutes, despite the provisions of section 409.2571, which exempt HRS from charges for “necessary