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FL Stat § 88.7051 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7051 - Direct request.

88.7051 Direct request.—(1) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies.(2) A petitioner may file a direct request in a tribunal of this state seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In such a proceeding, the provisions of ss. 88.7061-88.7131 apply.(3) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a convention support order or foreign support agreement:(a) A security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and(b) An obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.(4) An individual filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the Department of Revenue.(5) This part does not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.History.—s. 63, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7061 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7061 - Registration of convention support order.

88.7061 Registration of convention support order.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in part VI of this chapter.(2) Notwithstanding ss. 88.3111 and 88.6021(1), a request for registration of a convention support order must be accompanied by the following:(a) A complete text of the support order, or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law.(b) A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country.(c) If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard, or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and the opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal.(d) A record showing the amount of any arrears, and the date the amount was calculated.(e) A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations, if necessary.(f) A record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.(3) A request for registration of a convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.(4) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support order without the filing of a contest under s. 88.7071 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.(5) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order.History.—s. 64, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7071 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7071 - Contest of registered convention support order.

88.7071 Contest of registered convention support order.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, ss. 88.6051-88.6081 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order.(2) A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration.(3) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support order by the time specified in subsection (2), the order is enforceable.(4) A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in s. 88.7081. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.(5) In a contest of a registered convention support order, a tribunal of this state:(a) Is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and(b) May not review the merits of the order.(6) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.(7) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.History.—s. 65, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7081 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7081 - Recognition and enforcement of convention support order.

88.7081 Recognition and enforcement of convention support order.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order.(2) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order:(a) Recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process, which include notice and an opportunity to be heard;(b) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with s. 88.2011;(c) The order is not enforceable in the issuing country;(d) The order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure;(e) A record transmitted in accordance with s. 88.7061 lacks authenticity or integrity;(f) A proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed;(g) The order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this act in this state;(h) Payment, to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in part;(i) In a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country:1. If the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard; or2. If the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; or(j) The order was made in violation of s. 88.7111.(3) If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a convention support order under paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (2)(d), paragraph (2)(f), or paragraph (2)(i):(a) The tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new convention support order; and(b) The Department of Revenue shall take all appropriate measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under s. 88.7041.History.—s. 66, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7091 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7091 - Partial enforcement.

88.7091 Partial enforcement.—If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order.History.—s. 67, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7101 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7101 - Foreign support agreement.

88.7101 Foreign support agreement.—(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.(2) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:(a) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and(b) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.(3) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.(4) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:(a) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;(b) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;(c) The agreement is incompatible with a support order issued between the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition in this state; or(d) The record submitted under subsection (2) lacks authenticity or integrity.(5) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.History.—s. 68, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7111 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7111 - Modification of convention child support order.

88.7111 Modification of convention child support order.—(1) A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:(a) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or(b) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.(2) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, the provisions of s. 88.7081(3) apply.History.—s. 69, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7121 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7121 - Personal information; limit on use.

88.7121 Personal information; limit on use.—Personal information gathered or transmitted under this part may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.History.—s. 70, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.7131 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VII - Support Proceeding Under Convention (Ss. 88.70111-88.7131)|88.7131 - Record in original language; English translation.

88.7131 Record in original language; English translation.—A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this part must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.History.—s. 71, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.8011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VIII - Interstate Rendition (Ss. 88.8011, 88.8021)|88.8011 - Grounds for rendition.

88.8011 Grounds for rendition.—(1) For purposes of this article, “Governor” includes an individual performing the functions of Governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this act.(2) The Governor of this state may:(a) Demand that the Governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or(b) On the demand of the Governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.(3) A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this act applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled therefrom.History.—s. 8, ch. 96-189; s. 72, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.8021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part VIII - Interstate Rendition (Ss. 88.8011, 88.8021)|88.8021 - Conditions of rendition.

88.8021 Conditions of rendition.—(1) Before making demand that the Governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the Governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that at least 60 days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this act or that the proceeding would be of no avail.(2) If, under this act or a law substantially similar to this act, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Governor of another state makes a demand that the Governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the Governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the Governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.(3) If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the Governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order, the Governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.History.—s. 8, ch. 96-189.
FL Stat § 88.9011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions (Ss. 88.9011-88.9031)|88.9011 - Uniformity of application and construction.

88.9011 Uniformity of application and construction.—In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.History.—s. 9, ch. 96-189; s. 73, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.9021 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions (Ss. 88.9011-88.9031)|88.9021 - Transitional provision.

88.9021 Transitional provision.—This act applies to proceedings begun on or after the effective date of this act to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, recognize, enforce, or modify a prior support order, determination, or agreement, whenever issued or entered.History.—s. 74, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 88.9031 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions (Ss. 88.9011-88.9031)|88.9031 - Severability.

88.9031 Severability.—If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.History.—s. 9, ch. 96-189; s. 75, ch. 2011-92.
FL Stat § 97.011 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 97 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 97.011-97.0291)|97.011 - Short title.

97.011 Short title.—Chapters 97-106 inclusive shall be known and may be cited as “The Florida Election Code.”History.—s. 1, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 1, ch. 65-60; s. 1, ch. 77-175.
FL Stat § 97.0115 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 97 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 97.011-97.0291)|97.0115 - Preemption.

97.0115 Preemption.—All matters set forth in chapters 97-105 are preempted to the state, except as otherwise specifically authorized by state or federal law. The conduct of municipal elections shall be governed by s. 100.3605.History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-167.
FL Stat § 97.025 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 97 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 97.011-97.0291)|97.025 - Election Code; copies thereof.

97.025 Election Code; copies thereof.—A pamphlet of a reprint of the Election Code, adequately indexed, shall be prepared by the Department of State. The pamphlet shall be made available to each candidate who qualifies with the department. The pamphlet shall be made available to each supervisor, prior to the first day of qualifying, so that each candidate who qualifies with the supervisor and each clerk of elections have access to the pamphlet. The cost of making the pamphlets available shall be paid out of funds appropriated for conducting elections.History.—s. 38, ch. 3879, 1889; RS 192; s. 69, ch. 4328, 1895; GS 253; RGS 297; CGL 353; s. 2, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 17, ch. 65-134; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 77-175; s. 2, ch. 79-365; s. 5, ch. 94-224; s. 3, ch. 2011-40.Note.—Former s. 99.54; s. 98.251.
FL Stat § 97.026 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 97 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 97.011-97.0291)|97.026 - Forms to be available in alternative formats and via the Internet.

97.026 Forms to be available in alternative formats and via the Internet.—It is the intent of the Legislature that all forms required to be used in chapters 97-106 shall be made available upon request, in alternative formats. Such forms shall include vote-by-mail ballots as alternative formats for such ballots become available and the Division of Elections is able to certify systems that provide them. Whenever possible, such forms, with the exception of vote-by-mail ballots, shall be made available by the Department of State via the Internet. Sections that contain such forms include, but are not limited to, ss. 97.051, 97.052, 97.053, 97.057, 97.058, 97.0583, 97.071, 97.073, 97.1031, 98.075, 99.021, 100.361, 100.371, 101.045, 101.171, 101.20, 101.6103, 101.62, 101.64, 101.65, 101.657, 105.031, 106.023, and 106.087.History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-281; s. 3, ch. 2005-278; s. 24, ch. 2012-116; s. 3, ch. 2016-37.
FL Stat § 97.029 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 97 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 97.011-97.0291)|97.029 - Civil actions challenging the validity of election laws.

97.029 Civil actions challenging the validity of election laws.—(1) In a civil action challenging the validity of a provision of the Florida Election Code in which a state or county agency or officer is a party in state or federal court, the officer, agent, official, or attorney who represents or is acting on behalf of such agency or officer may not settle such action, consent to any condition, or agree to any order in connection therewith if the settlement, condition, or order nullifies, suspends, or is in conflict with any provision of the Florida Election Code, unless:(a) At the time settlement negotiations have begun in earnest, written notification is given to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Attorney General.(b) Any proposed settlement, consent decree, or order that is proposed or received and would nullify, suspend, or conflict with any provision of the Florida Election Code is promptly reported in writing to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Attorney General.(c) At least 10 days before the date a settlement or presettlement agreement or order is to be made final, written notification is given to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Attorney General.(2) If any notification required by this section is precluded by federal law, federal regulation, court order, or court rule, the officer, agent, official, or attorney representing such agency or officer, or the Attorney General, shall challenge the constitutionality of such preclusion in the civil suit affected and give prompt notice thereof to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Attorney General.(3) If, after a court has entered an order or judgment that nullifies or suspends, or orders or justifies official action that is in conflict with, a provision of the Florida Election Code, the Legislature amends the general law to remove the invalidity or unenforceability, the officer, agent, official, or attorney who represents or is acting on behalf of the agency or officer bound by such order or judgment must promptly after such amendment of the general law move to dismiss or otherwise terminate any ongoing jurisdiction of such case.History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-11.
FL Stat § 97.0291 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 97 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Part I - General Provisions (Ss. 97.011-97.0291)|97.0291 - Prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses.

97.0291 Prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses.—No agency or state or local official responsible for conducting elections, including, but not limited to, a supervisor of elections, may solicit, accept, use, or dispose of any donation in the form of money, grants, property, or personal services from an individual or a nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding election-related expenses or voter education, voter outreach, or registration programs. This section does not prohibit the donation and acceptance of space to be used for a polling room or an early voting site.History.—s. 2, ch. 2021-11.
FL Stat § 97.032 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title IX - Electors and Elections|Chapter 97 - Qualification and Registration of Electors|Part II - Florida Voter Registration Act (Ss. 97.032-97.105)|97.032 - Short title.

97.032 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Florida Voter Registration Act.”History.—s. 7, ch. 94-224.