Fla. Stat. § 61.536

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61.536 Recognition and enforcement.

Official statutory text

A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this part which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under ss. 61.514-61.523.

History: s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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