¹88.351  Registration procedure; notice.--

(1)  A petitioner seeking to register a foreign support order in a circuit court of this state shall transmit to the clerk of the circuit court:

(a)  Three certified copies of the order with all modifications thereof;

(b)  One copy of the reciprocal enforcement of support act of the state in which the order was made; and

(c)  A statement, verified and signed by the petitioner, showing the post-office address of the petitioner, the last known place of residence and post-office address of the respondent, the amount of support remaining unpaid, a description and the location of any property of the respondent available upon execution, and a list of the states in which the order is registered.

Upon receipt of these documents, the clerk of the circuit court, without payment of a filing fee or other cost to the petitioner, shall file them in the Registry of Foreign Support Orders. The filing constitutes registration under this act.

(2)  Promptly upon registration, the clerk of the circuit court shall send by certified or registered mail to the respondent at the address given a notice of the registration with a copy of the registered support order and the post-office address of the petitioner. The clerk shall also docket the case and notify the department of his or her action. The department shall proceed diligently to enforce the order.

History.--s. 1, ch. 59-393; s. 37, ch. 79-383; s. 138, ch. 86-220; s. 469, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 96-189.