Florida Statutes 61.737 – Effect of prior judicial order or agreement
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 61.737
- Child: means :(a) An individual who has not attained 18 years of age and who has not had the disability of nonage removed under chapter 743; or(b) An adult son or daughter by birth or adoption, or designated by general law, who is the subject of a court order concerning custodial responsibility. See Florida Statutes 61.703
- Court: means the court of legal jurisdiction. See Florida Statutes 61.703
- Custodial responsibility: includes all powers and duties relating to caretaking authority and decisionmaking authority for a child. See Florida Statutes 61.703
- Deployment: means the movement or mobilization of a servicemember for less than 18 months pursuant to uniformed service orders that:
(a) Are designated as unaccompanied;(b) Do not authorize dependent travel; or(c) Otherwise do not permit the movement of family members to the location to which the servicemember is deployed. See Florida Statutes 61.703In a proceeding for a temporary grant of custodial responsibility:(1) A prior judicial order granting custodial responsibility in the event of deployment is binding on the court unless circumstances meet the requirements authorized by general law for modifying a judicial order regarding custodial responsibility.(2) The court shall enforce a prior written agreement between the parents for granting custodial responsibility in the event of deployment, including an agreement for custodial responsibility during deployment, unless the court finds that the agreement is not in the best interest of the child.