56.0101
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56.0101 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “Claimant” means any person other than the judgment debtor who claims any property levied on.
(2) “Corporate judgment debtor” means a judgment debtor other than an individual, an estate, or a trust that is not a business trust.
(3) “Judgment creditor” means the holder of an unsatisfied judgment, order, or decree for the payment of money, including a transferee or a surety having the right to control and collect the judgment under s. 55.13.
(4) “Judgment debtor” means each person who is liable on a judgment, an order, or a decree subject to execution under this chapter.
(5) “Levying creditor” means the levying judgment creditor.
(6) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(7) “Relative” means an individual related by consanguinity within the third degree as determined by the common law, a spouse, or an individual related to a spouse within the third degree as determined by the common law, and includes an individual in an adoptive relationship within the third degree.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2016-33.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2021–2023 · leading case: Karlene Sandra Parker
Karlene Sandra Parker (2021)
“19 To obtain a judgment lien on real property, the judgment creditor must record a certified copy of the judgement in the official records or judgment lien records of the county in which a judgment debtor’s real property is located.”
Marron v. Maduro Moros (2023)
“” § 56.0101(4), Fla. Stat. Chapter 56, Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in subsection (b), in every case in which a person has obtained a judgment against a terrorist party on a claim based upon an act of terrorism, or for which a terrorist…”
Marron v. Maduro Moros (2023)
“” § 56.0101(4), Fla. Stat. Chapter 56, which governs execution in satisfaction of a judgment, establishes a three-step process where a judgment creditor seeks to execute on real property.”
Keith Stansell v. UBS Financial Services, Inc. (2022)
“They proceeded un- der § 201(a) of the TRIA and invoked Florida’s garnishment and execution statutes, Fla. Stat. §§ 56.0101 , 77.01 et seq. On the mer- its, the plaintiffs asserted, through affidavits and other evidence, that the López appellants could be tied to the FARC…”
— 56.0101(4) — 2 cases
Marron v. Maduro Moros (2023)
“” § 56.0101(4), Fla. Stat. Chapter 56, Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in subsection (b), in every case in which a person has obtained a judgment against a terrorist party on a claim based upon an act of terrorism, or for which a terrorist…”
Marron v. Maduro Moros (2023)
“” § 56.0101(4), Fla. Stat. Chapter 56, which governs execution in satisfaction of a judgment, establishes a three-step process where a judgment creditor seeks to execute on real property.”
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