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2013 Florida Statutes
SECTION 6161
Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.
188.6161 Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.—A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this state under ss. 88.6011-88.6081 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
History.—s. 56, ch. 2011-92.
1Note.—Section 56, ch. 2011-92, created s. 88.6161, to be effective on a date contingent upon the provisions of s. 81, ch. 2011-92. Section 81, ch. 2011-92, provides that “[e]xcept as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon the earlier of 90 days following Congress amending 42 U.S.C. s. 666(f) to allow or require states to adopt the 2008 version of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or 90 days following the state obtaining a waiver of its state plan requirement under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.”