The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 88
UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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F.S. 88.6021

88.6021 Procedure to register order for enforcement.—

(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 88.7061, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this state:

(a) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement.

(b) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order.

(c) A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage.

(d) The name of the obligor and, if known:

1. The obligor’s address and social security number.

2. The name and address of the obligor’s employer and any other source of income of the obligor.

3. A description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in s. 88.3121, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted.

(2) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.

(3) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.

(4) If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall:

(a) Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;

(b) Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and

(5) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.

History.—s. 6, ch. 96-189; s. 45, ch. 2011-92.

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Amendments to 88.6021

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 88.6021

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 88.6021.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, o b o, DAVIS, v. DAVIS,, 173 So. 3d 1043 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . See § 88.6021, Fla. Stat. (2008). . . .

H. TRISSLER, Jr. v. TRISSLER,, 987 So. 2d 209 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . Under section 88.6021, Florida Statutes (2007), a child support order of another state may be registered . . . the appropriate Florida court with a letter of transmittal requesting registration and enforcement. § 88.6021 . . . against him or her, the obligee, and the agency or person to whom support payments are to be remitted. § 88.6021 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, o b o v. CUEVAS,, 862 So. 2d 810 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . Section 88.6021 requires an initiating state to transmit copies of the order sought to be enforced together . . . information, the “registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as a foreign judgment.” § 88.6021 . . .

HOUSTON v. A. MAGLIO,, 845 So. 2d 971 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . . § 88.6021, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . .

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE BROWN, v. J. STEINLE,, 837 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . Stat. (1991), with § 88.6021, Fla. Stat. (2000). . . .