2002 Florida Code
TITLE VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 61 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; CUSTODY
PART II UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (ss. 61.501-61.542)
61.518 Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.
61.518 Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.--
(1) Before a child custody determination is made under this part, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of s. 61.509 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the laws of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated, and any person acting as a parent.
(2) This part does not govern the enforceability of a child custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.
(3) The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child custody proceeding under this part are governed by the laws of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state.
History.--s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
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