Florida Statutes
Part IV - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act (Ss. 61.703-61.773)
61.737 - Effect of prior judicial order or agreement.


(1) A prior judicial order granting custodial responsibility in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless circumstances meet the requirements authorized by general law for modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.
(2) The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for granting custodial responsibility in the event of deployment, including an agreement for custodial responsibility during deployment, unless the court finds that the agreement is not in the best interest of the child.
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.