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2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022C, 2022D, 2022A, and 2023B)
SECTION 524
Definitions.
Definitions.
61.524 Definitions.—As used in ss. 61.524-61.540, the term:
(1) “Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.
(2) “Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.