55.606
Personal jurisdiction.
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55.606 Personal jurisdiction.—The out-of-country foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:
(1) The defendant was served personally in the foreign state;
(2) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceedings, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceedings or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over him or her;
(3) The defendant, prior to the commencement of the proceedings, had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;
(4) The defendant was domiciled in the foreign state when the proceedings were instituted, or, being a body corporate, had its principal place of business, was incorporated, or had otherwise acquired corporate status, in the foreign state;
(5) The defendant had a business office in the foreign state and the proceedings in the foreign court involved a cause of action or a claim for relief arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign state; or
(6) The defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign state and the proceedings involved a cause of action or claim for relief arising out of such operation.
History.—s. 6, ch. 94-239; s. 1360, ch. 95-147; s. 9, ch. 2005-241.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: Chabert v. Bacquie
Chabert v. Bacquie (1997)
“We also note, however, that section 55.606 of the Act further modifies the court's power to refuse recognition of a foreign judgment on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction.”
NOHAM KILINSKY v. BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL, LTD (2023)
“See § 55.606(1)(b)(3), Fla. Stat. (2022) (providing in pertinent part: “The out-of-country foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if .”
— 55.606(1)(b)(3) — 1 case
NOHAM KILINSKY v. BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL, LTD (2023)
“See § 55.606(1)(b)(3), Fla. Stat. (2022) (providing in pertinent part: “The out-of-country foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if .”
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