Legal Opinion
Department of Revenue v. Ortiz
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 11, 2012No. 4D10-4069PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMay, C.J.
The integrity of a Puerto Rican child support order is at issue in this appeal. The Department of Revenue (“DOR”) argues the trial court erred in vacating the Puerto Rican judgment of dissolution and child support, which had been registered in Florida under section 88.6011, Florida Statutes (2010). We agree and reverse.
The long history of this litigation began when the mother sought the dissolution of her marriage and child support from a Puerto Rican court in 1998. The Puerto Rican court found the father had been served by certified mail, specifically noting the father refused to receive the…
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- Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services (URESA) ex rel. Cowick v. LedfordDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
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