Florida Statute 49.12 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 49
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS

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F.S. 49.12

49.12 Mailing of notice of action.—If the residence of any party to be served by publication is stated in the sworn statement with more particularity than the name of the state or country in which the defendant resides, the clerk or the judge shall mail a copy of the notice by United States mail, with postage prepaid, to each defendant within 10 days after making or posting the notice, the date of mailing to be noted on the docket with a copy of the pleading for which the notice was issued.

History.—s. 13, ch. 20452, 1941; s. 7, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 5, ch. 67-254; s. 3, ch. 74-152.

Note.—Former s. 48.13.

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Cases Citing Statute 49.12

Total Results: 9

Gmaz v. King

238 So. 2d 511

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 19, 1970 | Docket: 552377

Cited 15 times | Published

and 49.041, F.S.A. [7] § 48.13, F.S. 1965, now § 49.12, F.S.A. [8] See, e.g., Young Spring & Wire Corp

Estate of Bobinger v. Deltona Corp.

563 So. 2d 739, 1990 WL 77248

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 8, 1990 | Docket: 1682839

Cited 14 times | Published

residence by the clerk of the court as required in section 49.12. We reiterate that no extrinsic fraud is alleged

Gans v. Heathgate-Sunflower Homeowners Ass'n, Inc.

593 So. 2d 549, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 324, 1992 WL 7201

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 22, 1992 | Docket: 2541536

Cited 10 times | Published

mailed her a copy of the notice by publication. Section 49.12, Fla. Stat. (1989). Finally, we hold that the

Overholser v. Overstreet

383 So. 2d 953

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 20, 1980 | Docket: 457374

Cited 8 times | Published

action" to the defendants as required under Section 49.12, Florida Statutes (1979). Additionally, the

Tindal v. Varner

667 So. 2d 890, 1996 WL 46594

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 1996 | Docket: 159670

Cited 2 times | Published

mailed to Ms. Tindal's residence, as required by section 49.12, Florida Statutes (1993). On October 27, 1993

Sheppard v. Sheppard

329 So. 2d 1

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 1976 | Docket: 1250957

Cited 1 times | Published

response, Section 49.10(1)(b) was enacted and Section 49.12 was amended to accommodate the authorization

Corneal v. O'Brien

707 So. 2d 908, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 2289, 1998 WL 103746

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 1998 | Docket: 64779713

Published

notice of the suit to defendant as required by section 49.12 Florida Statutes (1995), although defendant’s

Tompkins v. Barnett Bank of St. Johns County

478 So. 2d 878, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2640, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 16962

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 1985 | Docket: 64615611

Published

set forth in the plaintiffs sworn statement. Section 49.12, Florida Statutes (1983), required the clerk

Coin Copies, Inc. v. Financial Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

472 So. 2d 869, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1740, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15001

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 1985 | Docket: 64613148

Published

along with the notice of action as required by section 49.-12, Florida Statutes (1983), and Florida Rule