Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
F.S. 88.1041
in effect(1)
A tribunal of this state shall apply parts I through VI of this chapter, and, as applicable, part VII of this chapter, to a support proceeding involving:
(a)
A foreign support order;
(b)
A foreign tribunal; or
(c)
An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.
(2)
A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of parts I through VI of this chapter.
(3)
Part VII of this chapter applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of part VII of this chapter is inconsistent with parts I through VI of this chapter, part VII of this chapter controls.
Source: FL Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter88/AllFetched: 7/8/2026