Legal Statutes: Florida

UPDATED October 23, 2008

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• Florida Statutes Annotated (select sections)
  • Title VI. Civil Practice and Procedure
    • Chapter 61. Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Time-Sharing
      • Part 1. General Provisions
        • 61.021. Residence requirements
        • 61.043. Commencement of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for alimony and child support; dissolution questionnaire
        • 61.046. Definitions
        • 61.052. Dissolution of marriage
        • 61.09. Alimony and child support unconnected with dissolution
        • 61.10. Adjudication of obligation to support spouse or minor child unconnected with dissolution; child custody, child's primary residence, and visitation
        • 61.12. Attachment or garnishment of amounts due for alimony or child support.
        • 61.121. Repealed by Laws 2008, c. 2008-61, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2008
        • 61.122. Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist's good faith; prerequisite to parent's filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement
        • 61.13. Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court
        • 61.13001. Parental relocation with a child
        • 61.17. Alimony and child support; additional method for enforcing orders and judgments; costs, expenses.
        • 61.18. Alimony and child support; default in undertaking of bond posted to ensure payment.
        • 61.20. Social investigation and recommendations when child custody is in issue.
        • 61.21. Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt.
        • 61.30. Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.
        • 61.45. Court-ordered parenting plan; risk of violation; bond
        • 61.503. Definitions
        • 61.514. Initial child custody jurisdiction
        • 61.515. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
        • 61.517. Temporary emergency jurisdiction
  • Title X. Public Officers, Employees and Records
    • Chapter 19. Public Records
      • 119.071. General exemption from inspection or copying of public records
  • Title XLIII. Domestic Relations
    • Chapter 741. Chapter 741 Marriage; Domestic Violence
      • 741.28. Domestic violence; definitions
      • 741.281. Court to order batterers' intervention program attendance
      • 741.283. Minimum term of imprisonment for domestic violence
      • 741.29. Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting.
      • 741.2901. Domestic violence cases; prosecutors; legislative intent; investigation; duty of circuits; first appearance
      • 741.2902. Domestic violence; legislative intent with respect to judiciary's role
      • 741.30. Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement
      • 741.31. Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence
      • 741.315. Recognition of foreign protection orders
      • 741.316. Domestic violence fatality review teams; definition; membership; duties; report by the Department of Law Enforcement
      • 741.3165. Certain information exempt from disclosure
      • 741.32. Certification of batterers' intervention programs
      • 741.325. Guideline authority
      • 741.327. Certification and monitoring of batterers' intervention programs; fees.
      • 741.401. Legislative findings; purpose
      • 741.402. Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409
      • 741.403. Address confidentiality program; application; certification
      • 741.404. Certification cancellation
      • 741.405. Agency use of designated address
      • 741.406. Voting by program participant; use of designated address by supervisor of elections
      • 741.408. Assistance for program applicants
      • 741.409. Adoption of rules
      • 741.465. Public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence
    • Chapter 751. Temporary Custody of Minor Children by Extended Family
      • 751.05. Order granting temporary custody
    • Chapter 752. Grandparental Visitation Rights
      • 752.01. Action by grandparent for right of visitation; when petition shall be granted
  • Title XLVI. Crimes
    • Chapter 784. Assault, Battery, Culpable Negligence
      • 784.046. Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk of court; filing and form of petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance; statewide verification syst
      • 784.047. Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators