The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.535

61.535 Costs, fees, and expenses.—

(1) So long as the court has personal jurisdiction over the party against whom the expenses are being assessed, the court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney’s fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and expenses for child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.

(2) The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state unless authorized by law other than this part.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Amendments to 61.535

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 61.535

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 61.535.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

NAGL, v. NAVARRO,, 187 So. 3d 359 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . father argues section 61.16, Florida Statutes (2013), governs here, while the mother argues section 61.535 . . . Section 61.535, which applies where a party seeks enforcement of a custody decree from another state, . . .

D. LEDOUX- NOTTINGHAM, v. DOWNS, 163 So. 3d 560 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Grandparents argue that they were entitled to attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 61.535, Florida . . . from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate. § 61.535 . . .