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Simultaneous proceedings.§ 61.519

Chapter 61 · Part II · Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act · 2026 Florida Statutes

3 opinions cite § 61.519

  1. Johnson v. Johnson 88 So. 3d 335 · 2D11-1102 · 2nd DCA 2012

    This opinion cites § 61.519 5 times: (2), and the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …telephonic hearing in consultation with two courts of a foreign jurisdiction — a New York family court and a New York supreme court — as authorized by section 61.519, Florida Statutes (2010). The petition sought not only to dissolve his twenty-three-year marriage to Kristina Johnson but also to establish custody and…

  2. N.B. v. Dep't of Children of Families 274 So. 3d 1163 · 3D18-2525 · 3rd DCA 2019

    Affirmed This opinion cites § 61.519 1 time: (1)

    Termination affirmed; Florida, the home state, properly exercised UCCJEA jurisdiction after California's emergency proceeding was transferred to Florida.

    …exercised jurisdiction, as in the absence of a formal termination of the California proceedings, the California case remained concurrently active. See § 61.519(1), Fla. Stat. (2018) ("[A] court of [Florida] may not exercise its [home state] jurisdiction ... [if] a proceeding concerning the custody of the child had been…

  3. Slowinski v. Sweeney 117 So. 3d 73 · 1D12-3925 · 1st DCA 2013

    This opinion cites § 61.519 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …pursuant to the UCCJEA. 3 The record of this appeal does not contain evidence of or reference to any such communication between the state courts. See §§ 61.519, 61.522, Fla. Stat. On March 27, 2012, Mr. Sweeney filed his motions to intervene in the Florida temporary custody case (case no. 2008 DR 001829) and to…

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under ss. 61.514-61.524 if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child had been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this part, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under s. 61.520.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in s. 61.517, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to s. 61.522. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding was previously commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this part, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this part does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.

(3) In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:

(a) Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;

(b) Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or

(c) Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.

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