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1998 Florida Statutes

SECTION 111
Contents and filing of motion for support; venue.

188.111  Contents and filing of motion for support; venue.--

(1)  The motion shall be verified and shall state the name and, so far as known to the petitioner, the address and circumstances of the respondent and the persons for whom support is sought and all other pertinent information. The petitioner may include in or attach to the motion any information which may help in locating or identifying the respondent, including a photograph of the respondent, a description of any distinguishing marks on the respondent's person, other names and aliases by which the respondent has been or is known, the name of his or her employer, his or her fingerprints, and his or her social security number.

(2)  The motion may be filed in the appropriate court of any state in which the petitioner resides. The court shall not decline or refuse to accept and forward the motion on the ground that it should be filed with some other court of this or any other state where there is pending another action for divorce, separation, annulment, dissolution, habeas corpus, adoption, or custody between the same parties or where another court has already issued a support order in some other proceeding and has retained jurisdiction for its enforcement.

History.--s. 11, ch. 29901, 1955; s. 12, ch. 79-383; s. 461, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 96-189.

1Note.--Repealed July 1, 1997, by s. 10, ch. 96-189.