Florida Statute 55.505 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS

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F.S. 55.505

55.505 Notice of recording; prerequisite to enforcement.—

(1) At the time of the recording of a foreign judgment, the judgment creditor shall make and record with the clerk of the circuit court an affidavit setting forth the name, social security number, if known, and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and of the judgment creditor.

(2) Promptly upon the recording of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the recording of the foreign judgment, by registered mail with return receipt requested, to the judgment debtor at the address given in the affidavit and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and of the judgment creditor’s attorney, if any, in this state. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the recording of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may record proof of mailing with the clerk. The failure of the clerk to mail notice of recording will not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been recorded.

(3) No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign judgment recorded hereunder shall issue until 30 days after the mailing of notice by the clerk and payment of a service charge of up to $42 to the clerk, from which the clerk shall remit $4.50 to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. When an action authorized in s. 55.509(1) is filed, it acts as an automatic stay of the effect of this section.

History.—s. 4, ch. 84-5; s. 12, ch. 93-250; s. 17, ch. 94-348; s. 70, ch. 2003-402; s. 26, ch. 2008-111; s. 13, ch. 2019-58.

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Total Results: 25

Gibson v. Bennett

561 So. 2d 565, 1990 WL 62031

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 10, 1990 | Docket: 1740182

Cited 30 times | Published

the judgment was mailed to Gibson pursuant to section 55.505, Florida Statutes (1985). Gibson has never

Jones v. Directors Guild of America, Inc.

584 So. 2d 1057, 1991 WL 147141

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 1991 | Docket: 466860

Cited 17 times | Published

that act set forth in appellant's reply brief: Section 55.505(2) of the Act provides that the clerk of the

Michael v. Valley Trucking Co., Inc.

832 So. 2d 213, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 17762, 2002 WL 31696808

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 2002 | Docket: 1700102

Cited 10 times | Published

common law action to enforce a final judgment). Section 55.505, Florida Statutes, sets forth the procedures

Jacksonville Bulls Football, Ltd. v. Blatt

535 So. 2d 626, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2699, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 5515, 1988 WL 131691

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1988 | Docket: 1306069

Cited 8 times | Published

days after the mailing of the clerk's notice. § 55.505, Fla. Stat. (1985).[10] SBI brought suit against

Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. McWilliams

799 So. 2d 378, 2001 WL 1415239

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 14, 2001 | Docket: 1278223

Cited 6 times | Published

domestication of a foreign judgment pursuant to section 55.505, Florida Statutes (1999). The complaint alleged

SCG Travel, Inc. v. Westminster Financial Corp.

583 So. 2d 723, 1991 WL 117031

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1991 | Docket: 1284071

Cited 4 times | Published

county. See § 55.10(1), Fla. Stat. (1989). Section 55.505(3), however, immediately stops the judgment

Haigh v. Planning Bd. of Town of Medfield

940 So. 2d 1230, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 18452, 2006 WL 3102275

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 3, 2006 | Docket: 1523997

Cited 3 times | Published

Recording Foreign Judgment," presumably pursuant to section 55.505(2), Florida Statutes (2005). Haigh then filed

Dollar Sav. and Trust Co. v. Soltesiz

636 So. 2d 63, 1994 WL 84103

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 1994 | Docket: 1361294

Cited 3 times | Published

section 55.503. On August 8, 1990, pursuant to section 55.505, Florida Statutes (1989), the circuit court

Hinchee v. Golden Oak Bank

540 So. 2d 262, 1989 WL 29033

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1989 | Docket: 1294471

Cited 3 times | Published

Bank recorded the foreign judgment pursuant to section 55.505(1), Florida Statutes (1985). The "Florida Enforcement

Pratt v. Equity Bank, N.A.

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 27, 2013 | Docket: 60235446

Cited 2 times | Published

509, Fla. Stat. (2008). In accordance with section 55.505, the clerk of the court mailed a notice of

Mead v. United States (In Re Mead)

374 B.R. 296, 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 549, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 2532, 2007 WL 2137795

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 2007 | Docket: 1638121

Cited 2 times | Published

attempted to domesticate the BSB Judgments pursuant to § 55.505, Florida's version of the Uniform Enforcement

Gil De Lamadrid v. De Jesus Rivera

272 So. 3d 845

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 17, 2019 | Docket: 64715404

Cited 1 times | Published

foreign judgment was not mailed to Former Wife. See § 55.505(2), Fla. Stat. (2017).

Gil De Lamadrid v. De Jesus Rivera

272 So. 3d 845

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 17, 2019 | Docket: 64715405

Cited 1 times | Published

foreign judgment was not mailed to Former Wife. See § 55.505(2), Fla. Stat. (2017).

Weiss v. Weiss

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 14, 2012 | Docket: 60225580

Cited 1 times | Published

domesticated in Florida effective August 25, 2007. See § 55.505(3), Fla. Stat. (2007). At that time, the Illinois

Jackson v. Alexander

706 So. 2d 364, 1998 WL 31451

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 1998 | Docket: 1280905

Cited 1 times | Published

the judgment which is required in this state. Section 55.505(3), Florida Statutes, provides that "[w]hen

Sephus v. Gozelski

670 F. Supp. 1552, 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9191

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 1987 | Docket: 251592

Cited 1 times | Published

recordation of the judgment to the debtor. Fla. Stat. Section 55.505. [4] The parties have stipulated in their

Gorny v. Leger

114 So. 3d 238, 2013 WL 132458, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 469

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 11, 2013 | Docket: 60231818

Published

following herein: 1.Pursuant to Florida Statutes § 55.505(2), counsel for Former Wife must send a Notice

Boats Express, Inc. v. Thackeray

978 So. 2d 206, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 4327, 2008 WL 782880

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2008 | Docket: 64854387

Published

of the filing to Boats Express pursuant to section 55.505(2). In this process, the clerk assigned the

Dzikowski v. Schein (In Re Sherwin)

388 B.R. 411, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 392, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS 809

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Mar 13, 2008 | Docket: 1101243

Published

Judgment and affidavit as required by Fla. Stat. § 55.505, thereby obtaining a judgment lien on the Real

Credit Counseling Foundation, Inc. v. Hylkema

958 So. 2d 1059, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 9139, 2007 WL 1687584

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 13, 2007 | Docket: 64851114

Published

Broward County to register his foreign judgment. See § 55.505(1), Fla. Stat. Credit Counseling filed a petition

New York State Commissioner of Taxation & Finance v. Hayward

902 So. 2d 309, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 7956, 2005 WL 1229681

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 25, 2005 | Docket: 64838420

Published

Haywards had received notice from the Clerk. See § 55.505, Fla. Stat. (2002). The judgment debtor may file

Cruz v. Desert Palace, Inc.

770 So. 2d 306, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 14620, 2000 WL 1671443

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 8, 2000 | Docket: 64801417

Published

of the foreign judgment to Cruz pursuant to section 55.505(2), Florida Statutes (1997).2 Within thirty

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 12, 1996 | Docket: 3258366

Published

Judgments Act," ss.55.501-55.509, Fla. Stat. 5 Section 55.505(2) and (3), Fla. Stat. 6 Catherine F. Klein

Anerinbex, Inc. v. Commerce Bank of Tampa (In re Anerinbex, Inc.)

98 B.R. 573, 8 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 186, 1989 Bankr. LEXIS 450

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 1989 | Docket: 65779769

Published

of the recording to the Debtor as required by § 55.505(2) Fla.Stat. On April 21,1987, the Clerk of the

Bennett v. Gibson

510 So. 2d 1234, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2009, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9885

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 1987 | Docket: 64628813

Published

recorded in Pasco County, Florida, pursuant to section 55.505, Florida Statutes (1985). We reverse. Appellant