¹88.181  Duty of the court and officials of this state as responding state.--

(1)  After the responding court receives copies of the motion, certificate, and act from the initiating court or state information agency, the clerk of the court shall docket the case and notify the petitioner's representative of his or her action.

(2)  The petitioner's representative shall prosecute the case diligently. The petitioner's representative shall take all action necessary in accordance with the laws of this state to enable the court to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent or the respondent's property and shall request the court to set a time and place for a hearing and give notice thereof to the respondent in accordance with law.

History.--s. 18, ch. 29901, 1955; s. 19, ch. 79-383; s. 132, ch. 86-220; s. 10, ch. 87-95; s. 465, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 96-189.