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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS

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F.S. 55.602

55.602 Definitions.—As used in this act, the term:

(1) “Foreign state” means any governmental unit other than the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, or the Panama Canal Zone, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Ryukyu Islands.

(2) “Out-of-country foreign judgment” means any judgment of a foreign state granting or denying recovery of a sum of money, other than a judgment for taxes, a fine, or other penalty.

History.—s. 2, ch. 94-239; s. 5, ch. 2005-241.

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Cases Citing Statute 55.602

Total Results: 8

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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-10

Snippet: denying recovery of a sum of money . . . .” § 55.602(2) (emphasis added). The May 2004 Order, on its

Tettamanti v. Opcion Sociedad Anonima

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-20

Citation: 67 So. 3d 356, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11371, 2011 WL 2848625

Snippet: 3d - , 2009 WL 1212156 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). . § 55.602(2), Fla. Stat. (2008). . § 55.603, Fla. Stat

Kramer v. Von Mitschke-Collande

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-12-31

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

Snippet: granting or denying recovery of a sum of money.” Id. § 55.602(2). In April 2000, the District Court of the Canton

Hunt v. Hooper

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-12-12

Citation: 996 So. 2d 940, 2008 WL 5191505

Snippet: that are obtained from "foreign states," see § 55.602. See also § 61.503(15), Fla. Stat. (2007) (defining

Iannazzo v. Stanson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-04-19

Citation: 927 So. 2d 1005, 2006 WL 1006490

Snippet: other than the United States or a state therein. § 55.602, Fla. Stat. (2005). The proper statute, however

NY STATE DEPT. OF TAX. AND FIN. v. Klein

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-07-09

Citation: 852 So. 2d 866, 2003 WL 21537334

Snippet: of the Pacific Islands or the Ryukyu Islands." § 55.602(1) & (2), Fla. Stat. (1995). In other words, the

New York State Dept. of Taxation v. Patafio

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-10-25

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

Snippet: of the Pacific Islands or the Ryukyu Islands." § 55.602(1) & (2), Fla. Stat. (1995). In other words, the

Nadd v. Le Credit Lyonnais, SA

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-11-21

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

Snippet: County Foreign Money Judgment Recognition Act." 55.602 Definitions.As used in this act, the term: (1)