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1. D.S. v. Department of Children & Families 888 So. 2d 85 · 5D03-3491 · 5th DCA 2004

   Reversed & remanded This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

   · cited by 2 in all courts

   Termination judgment void because Connecticut remained the home state and had not relinquished jurisdiction; Florida had only emergency jurisdiction for shelter.

   …matter jurisdiction of these proceedings, which were filed before October 1, 2002, is governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), sections 61.1302-61.1348, Florida Statutes (2001). Morales v. Salazar, 833 So.2d 226 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). Under the UCCJA, Connecticut was clearly the home state at the…

2. In re D.N. 858 So. 2d 1087 · 2D03-844 · 2nd DCA 2003

   Affirmed This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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   Order returning the children to their Hawaii father affirmed because the UCCJA and PKPA required enforcing his custody order; the ICPC did not override it.

   …him in Hawaii based on the Hawaii custody order. In support of this motion, D.N. referred the court to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), §§ 61.1302-.1348, Fla. Stat. (2001), which controls disputes between states concerning child custody orders. D.N. specifically cited section 61.1314, which states in…

3. Ownby v. Ownby 639 So. 2d 135 · 5D93-2776 · 5th DCA 1994

   This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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   …— and decide whether, on balance, it is best that this legal father's rights be subject to limitation because he is not a natural parent. NOTES [1] §§ 61.1302-1348, Fla. Stat. (1993). [2] We reject the wife's contention that the husband formally must raise an estoppel defense to the wife's claim that he is not…

4. Yon v. Fleming 595 So. 2d 573 · 4D91-1731 · 4th DCA 1992

   This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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   …in Florida to challenge its jurisdiction and asserted the primacy of the New York court under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act [UCCJA], sections 61.1302 to 61.1348, Florida Statutes (1991). On May 28, 1991, the Circuit Court granted the request of the New York judge and entered an order requiring the father to…

5. Johnson v. Denton 542 So. 2d 447 · 5D88-1871 · 5th DCA 1989

   This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

   · cited by 5 in all courts

   …of custody of his daughter. We hold that the lower court should not have exercised its jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. §§ 61.1302-61.1348, Fla. Stat. (1987) (UCCJA). Accordingly, we reverse. Robert Johnson and Laurie Denton were divorced in Arkansas on July 17, 1985. The divorce…

6. Fowler v. Weeks 467 So. 2d 1106 · DCA83-1215 · District Court of Appeal 1985

   This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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   …For our resolution of the first question, we turn to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), which both Florida and Pennsylvania have adopted. §§ 61.1302-61.1348, Fla.Stat. (1983); §§ 5341-5366, Pa.Stat. (1983). Two related purposes of the act are to avoid relitigation of custody decisions of other states and,…

7. Petition of Fla. Bar, Rules of Juv. Proc. 462 So. 2d 399 · SC65103 · Florida Supreme Court 1984

   This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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   …frequent problem of pending juvenile actions in different states. Jurisdiction can be transferred pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, F.S. 61.1302 et seq., the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, F.S. 409.401 et seq., and the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, F.S. 39.51 et seq. …

8. Padgett v. Pettis 445 So. 2d 633 · 1DAS-197 · 1st DCA 1984

   This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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   …this constitutional issue because those sections are not applicable to bar the paternal grandparents' claim for custody in this case. The purpose of sections 61.1302, et seq., Florida Statutes (1981), the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act," is not to invest the circuit court with plenary power to resolve custody…

9. In Interest of J.S. 404 So. 2d 1144 · 5D81-1022 · 5th DCA 1981

   This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

   · cited by 16 in all courts

   …to all contestants ... ." [Emphasis added]. "Custody proceedings," as defined for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), sections 61.1302-48, include child neglect and dependency proceedings. § 61.1306(3), Fla. Stat. (1979). Chapter 61 does not avail Mrs. Hamel, however, because she is not a…

10. Dykes v. Dykes 395 So. 2d 188 · 5D79-2 · 5th DCA 1981

    This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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    …law in Florida, the mother should have been given permanent custody of this child. Hoffman v. Jones, 280 So.2d 431 (Fla. 1973). NOTES [1] Section 61.1302, et seq., Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978). [1] § 61.1306(5), Fla. Stat. (1979). [2] § 61.1308(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1979). [3] The circuit court reheard…

11. T.L. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services 392 So. 2d 288 · 5D78-2477/T4-296 · 5th DCA 1980

    This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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    …and whether her counsel was given sufficient time to prepare for trial. We find no reversible error and affirm. The Uniform Child Custody Act, sections 61.1302-61.1348, Florida Statutes (1979), regulates the conduct of "custody proceedings" which include dependency proceedings. § 61.1306(3), Fla. Stat. (1979). [1] …

12. In re Hawk 366 So. 2d 81 · DCA77-1568 · District Court of Appeal 1978

    This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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    …dissent. At the time the trial court was petitioned and he refused to accept jurisdiction the new Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, Section. 61.1302-1348, Florida Statutes (1977) had not taken effect so the trial court had jurisdiction and should have assumed it to hear the case. The fact that the, new…

13. Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms 810 So. 2d 1 · SC99-2 · Florida Supreme Court 2000

    Rule amendment This opinion cites § 61.1302 1 time, the section generally

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    …found at the beginning of these forms. The words that are in “bold underline” in these instructions are defined there. For further information, see sections 61.1302-61.1354, Florida Statutes. Special notes ... If you are the petitioner in an injunction for protection against domestic violence case and you have filed…

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