{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.2041","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 88.2041","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings in another state.","body":"(1) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(a) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n(c) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\n(2) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(a) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or the foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;\n(b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and\n(c) If relevant, the other state or the foreign country is the home state of the child.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 96-189; s. 8, ch. 2011-92.","path":["CHAPTER 88 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0088/0088.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:58:43Z","sha256":"0f2198228283bfe78fb6109a8b06e5b7d6b22a9286b60ea0524ad16985af20ed","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.2031","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.2051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}