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The 2024 Florida Statutes

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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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 55.502

Total Results: 20

Capstone Bank v. WinSouth Credit Union

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-11-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 230 So. 3d 1266

Snippet: domesticate a judgment. See id at 316 (quoting § 55.502(2), Fla. Stat. (2013)) (stating that the FEFJA

John Patrick v. Richard Hess

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-02-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 212 So. 3d 1039, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 174, 2017 WL 632259, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 337

Snippet: on a foreign judgment” and “as worded, section 55.502(4) applies to Florida’s five-year statute of limitations…faith and credit.” Hess, 164 So.3d at 20; see § 55.502(1) Fla. Stat. (“As used in ss. 55.501-55.509, the…Florida Enforcement of Foi’eign Judgments Act.” 55.502 Construction of act.— (1) As used in ss. 55.501…55.503(1), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). Section 55.502(4) is a nonuniform provision added by the Florida…acknowledged both section 55.503(1) and section 55.502(4). See Nadd v. Le Credit Lyonnais, S.A., 804 So

De La Osa v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 208 So. 3d 259, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18361

Snippet: interchangeably for procedural matters, see, e.g., § 55.502(1), Florida Statutes (2016) (" ‘[Fjoreign

Montie Spano v. Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, a Division of Wells Fargo Bank f/k/a Greater Bay Capital

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-06-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 165 So. 3d 834, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 8471

Snippet: to full faith and credit in Florida. §§ 55.501, 55.502, Fla. Stat. However, “[a] judgment rendered in

Hess v. Patrick

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-05-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: contained in section 55.502(4). Section 55.502 provides as follows: 55.502 Construction of …credit by the courts of Florida. See id.; see also § 55.502(1); Fazzini v. Davis, 98 So. 3d 98, 102-03 (Fla…domesticate it through registration under FEFJA. See § 55.502(2). There is no dispute that the Hesses properly…District stated that one interpretation of section 55.502(4) is that section 95.11(2)(a), the five-year statute…warranted." Id. But section 55.502(4) has also been interpreted "according to

Hess v. Patrick

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-04-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 164 So. 3d 19, 2015 WL 1443113

Snippet: contained in section 55.502(4). Section 55.502 provides as follows: 55.502 Construction of act.—…courts of Florida. See id.; see also § 55.502(1); Fazzini v. Davis, 98 So.3d 98, 102…through registration under FEFJA. See § 55.502(2). There is no dispute that the Hesses properly…District stated that one interpretation of section 55.502(4) is that section 95.11(2)(a), the five-year statute…necessary or warranted.” Id. But section 55.502(4) has also been interpreted “according to its

Trans Healthcare, Inc. v. Creekmore

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-03-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 137 So. 3d 1112, 2014 WL 1230498, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4409

Snippet: entitled to full faith and credit in this state.” § 55.502(1), Fla. Stat. (2009). The use of the terms “decree

Pratt v. Equity Bank, N.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 124 So. 3d 313, 2013 WL 5379124, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 15290

Snippet: judgment instead of proceeding under [the FEFJA].” § 55.502(2), Fla. Stat. (2008). In order to render a foreign

Weiss v. Weiss

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-11-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 100 So. 3d 1220, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 19700, 2012 WL 5499974

Snippet: of a "foreign judgment,” defined in section 55.502(1), Florida Statutes (2007) to mean "any judgment

Fazzini v. Davis

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-07-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 98 So. 3d 98, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11386, 2012 WL 2865488

Snippet: and one cannot be had without the other. Section 55.502, Florida Statutes (2008), defines “foreign judgment

Hunt v. Hooper

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-12-11T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 996 So. 2d 940

Snippet: other state or of the United States," see § 55.502(1), and "out of country foreign judgments&

Weiss v. Weiss

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-02-05T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 973 So. 2d 1247

Snippet: to full faith and credit in this state." § 55.502(1). If the provision at issue in this case is not

NEW YORK STATE COM'R OF TAXATION v. Friona

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-05-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 902 So. 2d 864

Snippet: judgment instead of proceeding under [FEFJA]." § 55.502(2), Fla. Stat. (2002) (emphasis added). Section

Michael v. Valley Trucking Co., Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-12-04T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 832 So. 2d 213

Snippet: judgments of the United States District Courts. § 55.502, Fla. Stat. (2000). Therefore, until 1994, creditors

New York State Dept. of Taxation v. Patafio

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-10-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 829 So. 2d 314

Snippet: applicable for the enforcement of a foreign judgment. § 55.502(1) and (4). It remains to be seen whether, pursuant

Nadd v. Le Credit Lyonnais, SA

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2001-11-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 804 So. 2d 1226

Snippet: a judgment of this state. Additionally, section 55.502(4) states specifically, "Nothing contained

Burshan v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-08-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 805 So. 2d 835

Snippet: Wightman, 31 Fla. 10, 12 So. 526, 530 (1893). Section 55.502(4) provides that nothing in the Act "shall

Haskin v. Haskin

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-02-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 781 So. 2d 431

Snippet: law action to enforce a final judgment; section 55.502(2) provides that the Act "shall not be construed

Muka v. Horizon Financial Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-02-01T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 766 So. 2d 239

Snippet: noted, FUOMRA lacks a counterpart to FEFJA section 55.502(4) which provides that: "Nothing contained…legislature was attempting to preserve in FEFJA section 55.502(4) in providing that "[n]othing contained

Le Credit Lyonnais, SA v. Nadd

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-09-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 741 So. 2d 1165

Snippet: statute of limitations). [20] § 55.502(1), Fla.Stat. [21] § 55.502(2), Fla.Stat. [22] See to same effect…'s UEFJA also expressly provides in section 55.502(4) that "nothing contained in this act shall…provision. What the Legislature intended by section 55.502(4) is not clear. The drafters of that provision…Foreign Judgments, 18 AmJ. Comp.L. 396, 400. [18] § 55.502(3), Fla.Stat.; Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments