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2010 Florida Statutes
Petition to establish support order.
Petition to establish support order.
—If a support order entitled to recognition under this act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state may issue a support order if:
The individual seeking the order resides in another state; or
The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in another state.
The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if:
The respondent has signed a verified statement acknowledging parentage;
The respondent has been determined by or pursuant to law to be the parent; or
There is other clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is the child’s parent.
Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to s. 88.3051.
s. 4, ch. 96-189.