Florida Statutes
Part IV - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act (Ss. 61.703-61.773)
61.707 - Jurisdiction.


(1) A court may issue an order regarding custodial responsibility only if the court has jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
(2) For purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, the residence of the deploying parent does not change by reason of the deployment if:
(a) A court has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility.
(b) A court has issued a permanent order regarding custodial responsibility before notice of deployment and the parents modify that order temporarily by agreement.
(c) A court in another state has issued a temporary order regarding custodial responsibility as a result of impending or current deployment.

(3) This section does not prevent a court from exercising temporary emergency jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2018-69.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure

Chapter 61 - Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Time-Sharing

Part IV - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act (Ss. 61.703-61.773)

61.703 - Definitions.

61.705 - Remedies for noncompliance.

61.707 - Jurisdiction.

61.709 - Notice requirement for deploying parent.

61.711 - Duty to notify of change of address.

61.713 - General consideration in custody proceeding of parent’s service.

61.721 - Form of temporary custodial responsibility agreement.

61.723 - Nature of authority created by temporary custodial responsibility agreement.

61.725 - Modification of agreement.

61.727 - Power of attorney.

61.729 - Filing custodial responsibility agreement or power of attorney with court.

61.733 - Proceeding for temporary custody order.

61.735 - Testimony by electronic means.

61.737 - Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.

61.739 - Grant of temporary caretaking authority to nonparent.

61.741 - Grant of limited contact.

61.743 - Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.

61.745 - Content of temporary custody order.

61.747 - Order for child support.

61.749 - Modifying or terminating temporary grant of custodial responsibility or limited contact to nonparent.

61.761 - Procedure for terminating temporary agreement granting custodial responsibility.

61.763 - Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.

61.771 - Relation to electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

61.773 - Applicability.