Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 55.607 (2025)
Stay in case of appeal.
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55.607 Stay in case of appeal.—If the defendant satisfies the court that an appeal is pending, or that he or she intends to appeal, and that he or she has obtained a stay of judgment from the foreign court, the court may stay the proceedings until the appeal has been determined or until the expiration of a period of time sufficient to enable the defendant to prosecute the appeal.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2000–2011 · leading case: Tettamanti v. Opcion Sociedad Anonima, 67 So. 3d 356 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).
Tettamanti v. Opcion Sociedad Anonima, 67 So. 3d 356 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “A stay in Argentina pending an appeal of the existing judgment there is addressed by section 55.607 of the Recognition Act; that provision does not address a stay based on other considerations, such as a judicially-directed prior recourse to designated collateral before other…”
Tettamanti v. Opcion Sociedad Anonima, 201 So. 3d 3 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). “The trial court granted a stay based on section 55.607, Florida Statutes. That section provides: , 55.”
Banco Amazonas, S.A. v. Phoenix Ltd., 748 So. 2d 365 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).
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