(1) Beginning July 1, 1997, each party to any paternity or child support proceeding must file with the tribunal, as defined in chapter 88 and State Case Registry as defined in chapter 61 upon entry of an order, and update as appropriate, information on location and identity of the party, including social security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver license number, and name, address, and telephone number of employer. Beginning October 1, 1998, each party to any paternity or child support proceeding in a non-Title IV-D case shall meet the above requirements for updating the tribunal and State Case Registry.
(2) Beginning July 1, 1997, in any subsequent Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a party, the court of competent jurisdiction shall deem state due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with respect to the party upon delivery of written notice to the most recent residential or employer address filed with the tribunal and State Case Registry under subsection (1). Beginning October 1, 1998, in any subsequent non-Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties, the same requirements for service shall apply.
(3) Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social security number in accordance with this section. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement.
History.—s. 69, ch. 97-170; s. 39, ch. 98-397.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLIII - Domestic Relations
Chapter 742 - Determination of Parentage
742.011 - Determination of Paternity Proceedings; Jurisdiction.
742.021 - Venue, Process, Complaint.
742.031 - Hearings; Court Orders for Support, Hospital Expenses, and Attorney’s Fee.
742.032 - Filing of Location Information.
742.045 - Attorney’s Fees, Suit Money, and Costs.
742.06 - Jurisdiction Retained for Future Orders.
742.08 - Default of Support Payments.
742.09 - Publishing Names; Penalty.
742.091 - Marriage of Parents.
742.10 - Establishment of Paternity for Children Born Out of Wedlock.
742.105 - Effect of a Determination of Paternity From a Foreign Jurisdiction.
742.107 - Determining Paternity of Child With Mother Under 16 Years of Age When Impregnated.
742.108 - Criminal Penalties for False Statements of Paternity.
742.12 - Scientific Testing to Determine Paternity.
742.14 - Donation of Eggs, Sperm, or Preembryos.
742.15 - Gestational Surrogacy Contract.
742.16 - Expedited Affirmation of Parental Status for Gestational Surrogacy.
742.17 - Disposition of Eggs, Sperm, or Preembryos; Rights of Inheritance.
742.18 - Disestablishment of Paternity or Termination of Child Support Obligation.