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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS
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F.S. 55.502
55.502 Construction of act.
(1) As used in ss. 55.501-55.509, the term “foreign judgment” means a judgment, decree, or order of a court of any other state, territory or commonwealth of the United States, or of the United States if such judgment, decree, or order is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.
(2) This act shall not be construed to impair the right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his or her judgment instead of proceeding under this act.
(3) This act shall be interpreted and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.
(4) Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to alter, modify, or extend the limitation period applicable for the enforcement of foreign judgments.
History.ss. 2, 8, ch. 84-5; s. 16, ch. 94-348; s. 1358, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 2013-164.

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Amendments to 55.502


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 55.502
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CAPSTONE BANK, v. WINSOUTH CREDIT UNION, L., 230 So. 3d 1266 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . See id at 316 (quoting § 55.502(2), Fla. . . .

PATRICK, v. HESS,, 212 So. 3d 1039 (Fla. 2017)

. . . and seeking to enforce it under FEFJA is not an action on a foreign judgment” and “as worded, section 55.502 . . . Hess, 164 So.3d at 20; see § 55.502(1) Fla. Stat. . . . Section 55.502(4) is a nonuniform provision added by the Florida Legislature, and no other state’s version . . . only discussed FEFJA in one case, where we briefly acknowledged both section 55.503(1) and section 55.502 . . . limitations period applicable in the state where the judgment was originally rendered under section 55.502 . . .

DE LA OSA, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., 208 So. 3d 259 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . terms final "judgment,” "decree,” and “order" interchangeably for procedural matters, see, e.g., § 55.502 . . .

SPANO, v. WELLS FARGO EQUIPMENT FINANCE, a f k a, 165 So. 3d 834 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . . §§ 55.501, 55.502, Fla. Stat. . . .

HESS, v. T. PATRICK,, 164 So. 3d 19 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . .; see also § 55.502(1); Fazzini v. Davis, 98 So.3d 98, 102-03 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012). . . . See § 55.502(2). . . . Section 55.502 provides as follows: 55.502 Construction of act.— (1) As used in ss. 55.501-55.509, the . . . In Nadd, the Fifth District stated that one interpretation of section 55.502(4) is that section 95.11 . . . But section 55.502(4) has also been interpreted “according to its ‘plain language’ ” to refer to the . . .

TRANS HEALTHCARE, INC. v. CREEKMORE,, 137 So. 3d 1112 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . .” § 55.502(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). . . .

R. PRATT, v. EQUITY BANK, N. A., 124 So. 3d 313 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . .” § 55.502(2), Fla. Stat. (2008). . . .

WEISS, v. WEISS, n k a, 100 So. 3d 1220 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . The statement is consistent with the meaning of a "foreign judgment,” defined in section 55.502(1), Florida . . .

FAZZINI, v. DAVIS,, 98 So. 3d 98 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . Section 55.502, Florida Statutes (2008), defines “foreign judgment” as “any judgment, decree, or order . . .

HUNT Jr. v. HOOPER UTD, 996 So. 2d 940 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . defines as a “judgment, decree, or order of a court of any other state or of the United States,” see § 55.502 . . .

WEISS n k a v. WEISS,, 973 So. 2d 1247 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . .” § 55.502(1). . . .

NEW YORK STATE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, v. A. FRIONA,, 902 So. 2d 864 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . .” § 55.502(2), Fla. Stat. (2002) (emphasis added). . . .

In A. GOODWIN,, 325 B.R. 328 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2005)

. . . Ch.’s 55.502(1); 95.11(2)(a). . . . Ch. 55.502(2004). . . . Ch. 55.502(2). . . . Ch. 55.502(3). . . . Ch. 55.502(2)(2004). . . .

A. MICHAEL, VALLEY TRUCKING CO. INC., 832 So. 2d 213 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . . § 55.502, Fla. Stat. (2000). . . .

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, v. J. PATAFIO, JR., 829 So. 2d 314 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . . § 55.502(1) and (4). . . .

In M. ALFORD, I. St. v. M., 308 B.R. 563 (Bankr. S.D. Ala. 2002)

. . . Stat. ch. 55.502(1) (1995) and includes “any judgment ... of a court of any other state or of the United . . . Stat. ch. 55.502 (1995) at ¶4 that states, “Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to alter . . . Stat. ch. 55.502(4) (1995) can be viewed as not requiring the application of Fla. . . . Stat. ch. 55.502(4) (1995) means that the limitations period for foreign judgment actions is five years . . . Stat. ch. 55.502(4) (1995). In that case, Fla. Stat. ch. 95.11(1) (1995) applied. . . .

NADD, v. LE CREDIT LYONNAIS, S. A., 804 So. 2d 1226 (Fla. 2001)

. . . Additionally, section 55.502(4) states specifically, "Nothing contained in this act shall be construed . . .

BURSHAN, M. D. v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. a, 805 So. 2d 835 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Section 55.502(4) provides that nothing in the Act "shall be construed to alter, modify, or extend the . . .

HASKIN, v. HASKIN,, 781 So. 2d 431 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . However, the Act does not preclude a common law action to enforce a final judgment; section 55.502(2) . . .

In TRANTER, s v., 245 B.R. 419 (Bankr. S.D. Cal. 2000)

. . . However, the legislature added a non-uniform provision in Section -55.502(4): “Nothing contained in this . . . of definitive Florida case law on this particular issue, the Court is compelled to interpret Section 55.502 . . . Similarly, Florida Statutes § 55.502(2) provides: "This act shall not be construed to impair the right . . .

O. MUKA, v. HORIZON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, D., 766 So. 2d 239 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Also, as the Credit Lyonnais court itself noted, FU-OMRA lacks a counterpart to FEFJA section 55.502( . . . precisely these distinctions that the Florida legislature was attempting to preserve in FEF-JA section 55.502 . . .

LE CREDIT LYONNAIS, S. A. v. NADD, a k a R., 741 So. 2d 1165 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Florida’s UEFJA also expressly provides in section 55.502(4) that “nothing contained in this act shall . . . What the Legislature intended by section 55.502(4) is not clear. . . . Comp.L. 396, 400. . § 55.502(3), Fla.Stat.; Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, 1964 Revised . . . in rendering state when original judgment was barred by foreign state’s statute of limitations). . § 55.502 . . . (1), Fla.Stat. . § 55.502(2), Fla.Stat. . . . .

J. LORENZO, v. SKOWRONSKI- THOMPSON,, 738 So. 2d 967 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Section 55.502(1) defines the term foreign judgment as any judgment, decree, or order of a court of any . . .

DOLLAR SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY, v. R. SOLTESIZ M. P. T. M. DOLLAR SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY, v. BARNETT BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA R. M., 636 So. 2d 63 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . In doing so, we interpret sections 55.10, 55.502, 55.503, 55.505, 55.507 and 55.509 (§§ 55.501-55.509 . . .

EXPEDIA, INC. a v. McKENNEY S, INC. a, 611 So. 2d 98 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . See § 55.502(3), Fla.Stat. (1991). . . .

SCG TRAVEL, INC. a v. WESTMINSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a, 583 So. 2d 723 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . This is made manifest to us by section 55.502(3), Florida Statutes (1989), which says: “This act shall . . .

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, v. PANELFAB INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,, 501 So. 2d 167 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Section 55.502(1), Florida Statutes (1985), specifically defines the term “foreign judgment,” which the . . .