Florida Statutes § 742.105 — Effect of a determination of paternity from a foreign jurisdiction.
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A final order of paternity entered in a foreign jurisdiction, whether resulting from a voluntary acknowledgment or an administrative or judicial process, or an affidavit acknowledging paternity signed in any other state according to its procedures, shall be given the same legal effect as if such final order was entered or affidavit was signed pursuant to this chapter. In any proceeding in this state, a certified copy of the final order of paternity from a foreign jurisdiction shall be conclusive evidence of paternity.
History
History.—s. 9, ch. 94-318; s. 71, ch. 97-170.
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