Florida § 88.6151 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 88.6151 — Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 88.6151. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 88.7111, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to s. 88.6111 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country. (2) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 88.6151 ("Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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