Florida Statute 55.605 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS

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F.S. 55.605

55.605 Grounds for nonrecognition.—

(1) An out-of-country foreign judgment is not conclusive if:

(a) The judgment was rendered under a system which does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law.

(b) The foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant.

(2) An out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if:

(a) The defendant in the proceedings in the foreign court did not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him or her to defend.

(b) The judgment was obtained by fraud.

(c) The cause of action or claim for relief on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this state.

(d) The judgment conflicts with another final and conclusive order.

(e) The proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be settled otherwise than by proceedings in that court.

(f) In the case of jurisdiction based only on personal service, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action.

(g) The foreign jurisdiction where judgment was rendered would not give recognition to a similar judgment rendered in this state.

(h) The cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless the court sitting in this state before which the matter is brought first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court’s adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press in that case as would be provided by the United States Constitution and the State Constitution.

(i) The judgment was rendered in circumstances that raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment.

(j) The specific proceeding in the foreign court leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law.

History.—s. 5, ch. 94-239; s. 1359, ch. 95-147; s. 78, ch. 99-251; s. 11, ch. 2001-154; s. 8, ch. 2005-241; s. 1, ch. 2009-232; s. 1, ch. 2018-37.

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Cases Citing Statute 55.605

Total Results: 13

Chabert v. Bacquie

694 So. 2d 805, 1997 WL 245192

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1997 | Docket: 1732770

Cited 20 times | Published

jurisdiction over him. This ground is based on section 55.605(1)(b) of the Act, which provides that "[a]

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

the grounds for nonrecognition enumerated in section 55.605 is applicable. The grounds for nonrecognition

Osorio v. Dole Food Co.

665 F. Supp. 2d 1307, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99981, 2009 WL 3398931

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 2009 | Docket: 64572

Cited 14 times | Published

Constitution and the State Constitution. FLA. STAT. § 55.605.[8] In this case, Defendants contend that each

Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp.

292 F. Supp. 2d 1357, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21306

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 24, 2003 | Docket: 364871

Cited 10 times | Published

604, Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). Pursuant to section 55.605, a foreign judgment need not be recognized

Le Credit Lyonnais, SA v. Nadd

741 So. 2d 1165, 1999 WL 729066

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 10, 1999 | Docket: 453069

Cited 9 times | Published

basis of the statutory grounds set forth in section 55.605, which deals with due process, personal jurisdiction

Osorio v. Dow Chemical Co.

635 F.3d 1277, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 6208, 2011 WL 1087111

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 25, 2011 | Docket: 422468

Cited 5 times | Published

judgment is not entitled to recognition. See id. § 55.605 (presenting the various grounds for nonrecognition

Laager v. Kruger

702 So. 2d 1362, 1997 WL 786496

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 24, 1997 | Docket: 460321

Cited 3 times | Published

conclude that none of the grounds listed in section 55.605, Florida Statutes, are present in this case

Eos Transport Inc. v. Agri-Source Fuels LLC

37 So. 3d 349, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 6966, 2010 WL 2222259

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 20, 2010 | Docket: 1668729

Cited 2 times | Published

lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant. § 55.605(1)(b), Fla. Stat.; see Chabert, 694 So.2d at 811-12

Tigran Abrahamyan v. Lilya Arakelyan

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2025 | Docket: 69998621

Published

just and equitable under the circumstances.”); § 55.605(2)(j), Fla. Stat. (2023) (including due process

Vuillermin v. Mitsubishi Electric Europe Bv

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 22, 2017 | Docket: 6235091

Published

enumerated grounds for non-recognition specified in section 55.605 of the Act. Vuillermin may not avoid the foreign

Vuillermin v. Mitsubishi Electric Europe Bv

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 22, 2017 | Docket: 6229122

Published

enumerated grounds for non-recognition specified in section 55.605 of the Act. Vuillermin may not avoid the foreign

Osorio v. Dow Chemical Company

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 25, 2011 | Docket: 2906490

Published

judgment is not entitled to recognition. See id. § 55.605 (presenting the various grounds for nonrecognition

Israel v. Flick Mortgage Investors, Inc.

23 So. 3d 1196, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 17855, 2008 WL 4998760

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 2008 | Docket: 1657323

Published

nonenforceability under this act") (emphasis added). Section 55.605 provides only ten grounds on which recognition