Terms Used In Florida Statutes 61.747

  • Caretaking authority: means the right to live with and care for a child on a day-to-day basis. See Florida Statutes 61.703
  • 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
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deploying parent: means a servicemember who is deployed or has been notified of impending deployment and is:
    (a) A parent of a child; or
    (b) An individual who has custodial responsibility for a child. See Florida Statutes 61.703
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Other parent: means an individual who, in addition to a deploying parent, is:
    (a) A parent of a child; or
    (b) An individual who has custodial responsibility for a child. See Florida Statutes 61.703
If a court has issued an order granting caretaking authority, or an agreement granting caretaking authority has been executed, the court may enter a temporary order for child support authorized by general law if the court has jurisdiction under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. If a temporary order for child support is entered under this section, the court may:

(1) Enter a temporary order for child support from the deploying parent to the other parent pursuant to s. 61.30;
(2) Require the deploying parent to enroll the child as a military dependent with DEERS, TriCare, or other similar benefits available to military dependents as provided by the deploying parent’s branch of service; or
(3) Suspend, abate, or reduce the child support obligation of the other parent until the custody judgment or time-share order previously in effect is reinstated.
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