Section 769.301. Proceedings under this chapter.  


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  • (1)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter applies to all proceedings under this chapter.
    (3)  An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.