CHILD CUSTODY
Uniform Child Custody Act:1977
Joint Custody:Yes, 61.13(2)(b)2
Grandparent Visitation:Yes, 61.13(2)(c)
Child's Wishes Considered:Yes
Code Section: 61.13

MARITAL PROPERTY
Community Property: No.

ANNULMENT AND PROHIBITEDMARRIAGE

Grounds: No statutory provisions.

Time Limitation: None listed

Legitimacy of Children: None listed.

Prohibited Marriages: No marriagebetween persons related by lineal consanguinity, sister, aunt,niece, brother, uncle, nephew.

Code Section: 741.21

RESOURCES

American Arbitration Association
Miami Regional Office
99 SE 5th St., Ste. 200
Miami, FL 33131-2501
Phone: (305)358-7777
Fax: (305)358-4931
Rene Grafals, Reg. CP

American Arbitration Association
Orlando Regional Office
201 E. Pine St., Ste. 800
Orlando, FL 32801-2742
Phone: (407)648-1185
Fax: (407)649-8668
Mark Scholander, Reg. VP

Divorce Guide for Florida (IncludingForms): Step-by-Step Guide for Obtaining Your Own
Divorce
International Self-Counsel Press
1481 Charlotte Rd.
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7J 1H1
Robert C. Waters. 1992.

Florida Bar
The Florida Bar Center
650 Apalachee Pkwy.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
Phone: (904)561-5600
Fax: (904)561-5827
Florida residents may contact the bar toll-free at (800)342-8060; out of state, call (800) 874- 0005.

Publications: Comprehensive consumerpamphlet series, including information on legal rights, divorce,and selecting a lawyer.

Florida Department of Health andRehabilitative Services
Office of Vital Statistics
PO Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
Phone: (904)359-6902
Reponds to public inquiries for copies of birth records datingfrom 1917 (scattered records back to 1865), death records datingfrom 1917 (scattered records back to 1877), and marriage anddivorce records dating from June, 1927 (prior to this, marriagesfiled with clerk of county court where license obtained; divorcefiled with clerk of circuit court where divorce granted. Officehas report of divorce, not copy of decree). Charges for searches:births - $9 for first year searched; deaths, marriages, anddivorces - $5 for first year searched. Charges $2 for eachadditional year up to $50 maximum. Fee includes one certifiedcopy or birth registration card if record is found. Additionalcopies $4 each. For all inquiries, enclose a stamped,self-addressed envelope.

Florida Dissolution of Marriages
Lawyers Cooperative Publications
Aqueduct Bldg.
Rochester, NY 14694
Warren A. Wilson, III. 1992.

Florida Divorce Handbook
Pineapple Press, Inc.
PO Box 16008
Southside Sta.
Sarasota, FL 34239
Gerald Keane. 1990

Florida Insurance Department
200 E. Gaines St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0300
Phone: (904)922-3100
Free: 800-342-2762
Tom Gallagher, Commnr.

Florida Office of Child SupportEnforcement
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (904)922-9522
Fax: (904)488-4401

Florida Office of the Comptroller
Division of Banking
State Capitol Bldg.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0350
Phone: (904)488-0286
Free: 800-848-3792

How to File for Divorce in Florida (withForms)
Sphinx Publications
1725 Clearwater-Largo Rd. S.
Clearwater, FL 34616
Edward A. Haman. 1992. 2nd edition.

How to Modify Your Florida DivorceJudgment
Sphinx Publishing
1725 Clearwater-Largo Rd. S.
Clearwater, FL 34616
Edward A. Haman. 1992.

A Layman’s Guide to Florida FamilyLaw
G. C. Tibbetts
901 Lake Destiny Dr., Ste. 321
Maitland, FL 32751
Gregory C. Tibbetts. 1991.

Office of Child Support EnforcementRegional Representative (Florida)
101 Marietta Tower, Ste. 821
Atlanta, GA 30323
Phone: (404)331-5733