Q: Where do I ask for child support Puerto Rico or in Florida?
My daughter of 17 move with me (I live in FL) and Puerto Rico court gave me her custody (Her mother in a voluntary way gave me the custody of the child). We did not establish Child Support. Where do I need to request Child support, In Florida or in Puerto Rico?
A:
Child support in either place if you going through the Department of revenue. He can go to the local Florida Department of revenue child support enforcement office and their staff will guide you. Typically if the case must be litigated in Puerto Rico, then Florida will gather your information, and send it to their sister agency in Puerto Rico to process the child support. If you want to litigated yourself, then you would need to speak with an experienced local family law attorney to determine the specifics of the jurisdiction requirements. Was there court order in Puerto Rico? Did Puerto Rico's court order state that it would retain jurisdiction? Has the child been in Florida for more than six months? Is there an existing child support order in any state or United States territory?
Wishing you all the best.
David A. Carroll, Pensacola Child Support Attorney
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