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767.001 - Definitions. - 767.001 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Action affecting the family"...
767.005 - Scope. - 767.005 Scope. This chapter applies to actions affecting the family....
767.01 - Jurisdiction. - 767.01 Jurisdiction. (1) Generally. The circuit courts have jurisdiction of...
767.041 - Full faith and credit; comity. - 767.041 Full faith and credit; comity. (1) Actions in courts...
767.055 - Uniform Divorce Recognition Act. - 767.055 Uniform Divorce Recognition Act. (1) Effect of foreign divorce...
767.105 - Information from the office of family court commissioner. - 767.105 Information from the office of family court commissioner. (1)...
767.117 - Prohibited acts during pendency of action. - 767.117 Prohibited acts during pendency of action. (1) Prohibitions. In...
767.127 - Financial disclosure. - 767.127 Financial disclosure. (1) Required disclosure. In an action affecting...
767.13 - Impoundment of record. - 767.13 Impoundment of record. Except as provided in s. 767.127...
767.14 - Change of address. - 767.14 Change of address. Within 5 business days after receiving...
767.16 - Circuit court commissioner or law partner; when interested; procedure. - 767.16 Circuit court commissioner or law partner; when interested; procedure....
767.17 - De novo review. - 767.17 De novo review. (1) Right to de novo review....
767.18 - Actions to affirm marriage. - 767.18 Actions to affirm marriage. If the validity of a...
767.201 - Civil procedure generally governs. - 767.201 Civil procedure generally governs. Except as otherwise provided in...
767.205 - Parties; title of actions. - 767.205 Parties; title of actions. (1) Parties. The party initiating...
767.215 - Initiating action; petition and response. - 767.215 Initiating action; petition and response. (1) Initiation of action....
767.217 - Notice to Child Support Program. - 767.217 Notice to Child Support Program. (1) Notice of pleading...
767.225 - Orders during pendency of action. - 767.225 Orders during pendency of action. (1) Temporary orders. Except...
767.235 - Trial or hearing on judgment. - 767.235 Trial or hearing on judgment. (1) Before court. In...
767.241 - Award of attorney fees and other fees and costs. - 767.241 Award of attorney fees and other fees and costs....
767.251 - Content, preparation, and approval of judgment. - 767.251 Content, preparation, and approval of judgment. (1) Content. In...
767.264 - Dismissal; vacation; substitution or withdrawal of attorney. - 767.264 Dismissal; vacation; substitution or withdrawal of attorney. (1) Opportunity...
767.273 - Allowances pending appeal. - 767.273 Allowances pending appeal. In an action affecting the family...
767.281 - Filing procedures and orders for enforcement or modification of judgments or orders. - 767.281 Filing procedures and orders for enforcement or modification of...
767.301 - Residence requirements. - 767.301 Residence requirements. No action to affirm marriage or for...
767.313 - Annulment. - 767.313 Annulment. (1) Grounds; when suit may be brought. A...
767.315 - Grounds for divorce and legal separation. - 767.315 Grounds for divorce and legal separation. (1) Irretrievable breakdown....
767.317 - Defenses abolished. - 767.317 Defenses abolished. Previously existing defenses to divorce and legal...
767.323 - Suspension of proceedings to effect reconciliation. - 767.323 Suspension of proceedings to effect reconciliation. During the pendency...
767.331 - Actions for certain interspousal remedies. - 767.331 Actions for certain interspousal remedies. If a spouse has...
767.333 - Initial orders based on stipulation prior to judgment. - 767.333 Initial orders based on stipulation prior to judgment. (1)...
767.335 - Waiting period for final hearing or trial. - 767.335 Waiting period for final hearing or trial. An action...
767.34 - Court-approved stipulation. - 767.34 Court-approved stipulation. (1) Authority. The parties in an action...
767.35 - Judgment of divorce or legal separation. - 767.35 Judgment of divorce or legal separation. (1) When granted....
767.36 - Copies of judgment to parties. - 767.36 Copies of judgment to parties. At the time of...
767.375 - Effect on transfers at death. - 767.375 Effect on transfers at death. (1) Revocation of death...
767.385 - Maintenance, legal custody, and support when divorce or separation denied. - 767.385 Maintenance, legal custody, and support when divorce or separation...
767.395 - Name of spouse. - 767.395 Name of spouse. Except as provided in s. 301.47,...
767.401 - Educational programs and classes. - 767.401 Educational programs and classes. (1) Programs: effects of dissolution...
767.405 - Family court services. - 767.405 Family court services. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a)...
767.407 - Guardian ad litem for minor children. - 767.407 Guardian ad litem for minor children. (1) Appointment. (a)...
767.41 - Custody and physical placement. - 767.41 Custody and physical placement. (1) General provisions. (a) Subject...
767.43 - Visitation rights of certain persons. - 767.43 Visitation rights of certain persons. (1) Petition, who may...
767.44 - Prohibiting visitation or physical placement if a parent kills other parent. - 767.44 Prohibiting visitation or physical placement if a parent kills...
767.451 - Revision of legal custody and physical placement orders. - 767.451 Revision of legal custody and physical placement orders. Except...
767.461 - Revisions agreed to by stipulation. - 767.461 Revisions agreed to by stipulation. If after an initial...
767.471 - Enforcement of physical placement orders. - 767.471 Enforcement of physical placement orders. (1) Definitions. In this...
767.481 - Relocating a child's residence. - 767.481 Relocating a child's residence. (1) Motion; filing and serving....
767.501 - Actions to compel support. - 767.501 Actions to compel support. (1) Definitions. In this section:...
767.511 - Child support. - 767.511 Child support. (1) When ordered. When the court approves...
767.513 - Child health care expenses. - 767.513 Child health care expenses. (1) Definition. In this section,...
767.521 - Action by state for child support. - 767.521 Action by state for child support. The state or...
767.531 - Family support. - 767.531 Family support. Subject to s. 767.511 (6m), a party...
767.54 - Required exchange of financial information. - 767.54 Required exchange of financial information. (1) In an action...
767.55 - Child support: employment-related orders. - 767.55 Child support: employment-related orders. (1) Generally. In an action...
767.553 - Annual adjustments in support orders. - 767.553 Annual adjustments in support orders. (1) When adjustment may...
767.56 - Maintenance. - 767.56 Maintenance. (1c) Factors to consider for granting. Upon a...
767.57 - Maintenance, child support, and family support payments; fees. - 767.57 Maintenance, child support, and family support payments; fees. (1)...
767.58 - Notice of change of employer, address, and ability to pay; other information. - 767.58 Notice of change of employer, address, and ability to...
767.59 - Revision of support and maintenance orders. - 767.59 Revision of support and maintenance orders. (1) Definition. In...
767.61 - Property division. - 767.61 Property division. (1) Division required. Upon every judgment of...
767.63 - Disposed assets may be subject to division. - 767.63 Disposed assets may be subject to division. In an...
767.70 - Child support enforcement: notice and service of process. - 767.70 Child support enforcement: notice and service of process. (1)...
767.71 - Reconciling percentage-expressed support orders. - 767.71 Reconciling percentage-expressed support orders. (1) Request for determination. (a)...
767.73 - Delinquent child or family support; suspension of operating privilege. - 767.73 Delinquent child or family support; suspension of operating privilege....
767.75 - Assignment of income for payment obligations. - 767.75 Assignment of income for payment obligations. (1) Definitions. In...
767.76 - Account transfers. - 767.76 Account transfers. (1) Authority of court to require. If...
767.77 - Enforcement of payment obligations. - 767.77 Enforcement of payment obligations. (1) Definition. In this section,...
767.78 - Enforcement; contempt proceedings. - 767.78 Enforcement; contempt proceedings. (1) Definition. In this section, “financial...
767.80 - Determination of paternity. - 767.80 Determination of paternity. (1) Who may bring action or...
767.803 - Determination of marital children. - 767.803 Determination of marital children. If the father and mother...
767.804 - Genetic test results. - 767.804 Genetic test results. (1) Conclusive determination of paternity. (a)...
767.805 - Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. - 767.805 Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity. (1) Conclusive determination of paternity....
767.813 - Summons. - 767.813 Summons. (1) Purpose. The summons shall state the purpose...
767.814 - Names on pleadings after paternity determined. - 767.814 Names on pleadings after paternity determined. After paternity is...
767.815 - Enlargement of time in a paternity proceeding. - 767.815 Enlargement of time in a paternity proceeding. The time...
767.82 - Paternity procedures. - 767.82 Paternity procedures. (1) Appointment of guardian ad litem. (a)...
767.83 - Right to counsel. - 767.83 Right to counsel. (1) Generally. At the pretrial hearing,...
767.84 - Genetic tests in paternity actions. - 767.84 Genetic tests in paternity actions. (1) When test ordered;...
767.85 - Temporary orders. - 767.85 Temporary orders. (1) When required. At any time during...
767.853 - Paternity hearings and records; confidentiality. - 767.853 Paternity hearings and records; confidentiality. Any hearing, discovery proceeding...
767.855 - Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest. - 767.855 Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest. Except...
767.86 - Time of first appearance. - 767.86 Time of first appearance. The first appearance under s....
767.863 - First appearance. - 767.863 First appearance. (1) Notice to parties. If the respondent...
767.865 - Deceased respondent. - 767.865 Deceased respondent. (1) Who may appear. (a) The personal...
767.87 - Testimony and evidence relating to paternity. - 767.87 Testimony and evidence relating to paternity. (1) Generally. Evidence...
767.88 - Pretrial paternity proceedings. - 767.88 Pretrial paternity proceedings. (1) Procedure; evidence. A pretrial hearing...
767.883 - Trial. - 767.883 Trial. (1) Two parts. The trial shall be divided...
767.89 - Paternity judgment. - 767.89 Paternity judgment. (1) Effect of judgment or order. A...
767.893 - Default and stipulated judgments. - 767.893 Default and stipulated judgments. (1) Judgment when petitioner fails...
767.895 - Motion to reopen judgment based on statement acknowledging paternity. - 767.895 Motion to reopen judgment based on statement acknowledging paternity....