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Information to be submitted to the court.§ 61.522

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

2 opinions cite § 61.522

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

    This opinion cites § 61.522 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …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 transfer…

  2. Mannino v. Mannino 980 So. 2d 575 · 2D07-2744 · 2nd DCA 2008

    This opinion cites § 61.522 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 6 in all courts

    …Sgt. Mannino filed for dissolution of marriage in Florida in August 2004. In the UCCJEA affidavit filed in conjunction with the petition, required by section 61.522, he claimed Florida as the children's "home state." In January 2005 in Japan, the couple executed with all formal requisites a kyogi rikon, [2] the…

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(1) Subject to Florida law providing for the confidentiality of procedures, addresses, and other identifying information in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child’s present address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the last 5 years, and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the child has lived during that period. The pleading or affidavit must state whether the party:

(a) Has participated, as a party or witness or in any other capacity, in any other proceeding concerning the custody of or visitation with the child and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the date of the child custody determination, if any;

(b) Knows of any proceeding that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights, and adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding; and

(c) Knows the names and addresses of any person not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of the child or claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of, or visitation with, the child and, if so, the names and addresses of those persons.

(2) If the information required by subsection (1) is not furnished, the court, upon motion of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding until the information is furnished.

(3) If the declaration as to any of the items described in paragraphs (1)(a)-(c) is in the affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information under oath as required by the court. The court may examine the parties under oath as to details of the information furnished and other matters pertinent to the court’s jurisdiction and the disposition of the case.

(4) Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of any proceeding in this or any other state which could affect the current proceeding.

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