Florida Statute 55.601 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS

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F.S. 55.601

55.601 Uniform Out-of-Country Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act; short title.—Sections 55.601-55.607 may be cited as the “Uniform Out-of-Country Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act.”

History.—s. 1, ch. 94-239.

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Cases Citing Statute 55.601

Total Results: 9

Nadd v. Le Credit Lyonnais, SA

804 So. 2d 1226, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 769, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 2274, 2001 WL 1472623

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 2001 | Docket: 1699582

Cited 18 times | Published

for a hearing regarding recognition. See *1229 § 55.601(3), Fla. Stat. If no objections are filed within

New York State Dept. of Taxation v. Patafio

829 So. 2d 314, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 15566, 2002 WL 31396460

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2002 | Docket: 1733619

Cited 9 times | Published

foreign judgment than a Florida judgment? Neither section 55.601 nor section 55.501 present that problem because

Otto's Heirs v. Kramer

797 So. 2d 594, 2001 WL 913174

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 15, 2001 | Docket: 761954

Cited 7 times | Published

seek to domesticate and enforce it here under section 55.601 Florida Statutes (2000). Reversed and Remanded

Kramer v. Von Mitschke-Collande

5 So. 3d 689, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 20379, 2008 WL 5412008

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 2008 | Docket: 1664200

Cited 6 times | Published

the Swiss judgment may not be enforced under § 55.601 Fla. Stat. (2000), at this time. Otto’s heirs

Frymer v. Brettschneider

696 So. 2d 1266, 1997 WL 361577

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 1997 | Docket: 1695993

Cited 5 times | Published

Money-Judgment Recognition Act, Florida Statutes section 55.601 et seq.[3] Interestingly, this legislation

Jiangsu Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Co. v. DI Global Logistics Inc.

159 F. Supp. 3d 1316, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14302, 2016 WL 455347

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 5, 2016 | Docket: 64306664

Cited 3 times | Published

govern that exact factual scenario. See Fla. Stat. § 55.601-607.

Garnac Grain Co., Inc. v. Mejia

962 So. 2d 408, 2007 WL 2316950

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 15, 2007 | Docket: 480349

Cited 3 times | Published

Venezuelan judgment recognized in Florida. See § 55.601, et. seq., Fla. Stat. (2006). Section 55.604,

F.V. de Araujo S.A. Madeiras, Agricultora, Industria e Comercio v. Dantzler Lumber & Export Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 2024 | Docket: 68377322

Published

hearing regarding recognition. See § 55.601(3), Fla. Stat. If no objections are

Guggiari v. Peralta

814 So. 2d 473, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 3046, 2002 WL 384972

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 2002 | Docket: 64814503

Published

intention to honor the Paraguayan judgment, see § 55.601 Fla. Stat. (2001), however a corrected order,