{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.7101","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 88.7101","heading":"Foreign support agreement.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.\n(2) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:\n(a) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and\n(b) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.\n(3) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.\n(4) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:\n(a) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;\n(b) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;\n(c) The agreement is incompatible with a support order issued between the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition in this state; or\n(d) The record submitted under subsection (2) lacks authenticity or integrity.\n(5) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.\nHistory.—s. 68, 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":"ddacec7065b77af01121e109b15a3234e4120b34eacca3cf075086516adfb96a","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.7091","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-88.7111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}