Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 55.507 (2025)

Lien; when effective.

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55.507 Lien; when effective.—A foreign judgment does not operate as a lien until 30 days after the mailing of notice by the clerk. 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. 5, ch. 84-5.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2007 · leading case: Dollar Sav. & Trust Co. v. Soltesiz, 636 So. 2d 63 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994).

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Dollar Sav. & Trust Co. v. Soltesiz, 636 So. 2d 63 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994). · cites it 8× “The trial court dismissed the Dollar counterclaim as to Barnett, granted the motion to strike the affirmative defenses and, although not requested by the pleadings, made a specific finding that, as a matter of law, section 55.507 prohibited a recorded foreign judgment from…”

Michael v. Valley Trucking Co., Inc., 832 So. 2d 213 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). “Section 55.507 provides that the foreign judgment becomes a lien thirty days after mailing of the notice required by section 55.”

Jones v. Directors Guild of Am., Inc., 584 So. 2d 1057 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). “Section 55.507 of the Act provides that the foreign judgment shall not operate as a lien until thirty days after the mailing of the notice.”

Mead v. United States (In Re Mead), 374 B.R. 296 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. § 55.507 provides that a foreign judgment "does not operate as a lien until 30 days after the mailing of notice by the clerk.”

McDill Columbus Corp. v. Univ. Woods Apts., Inc., 7 S.W.3d 923 (Tex. App. 2000). “Fla. Stat. Ann. § 55.507 (West 1994). 55.”

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