Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 56.10 (2025)

Executions against corporate judgment debtors; receivership.

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56.10 Executions against corporate judgment debtors; receivership.—If an execution cannot be satisfied in whole or in part for lack of property of the corporate judgment debtor subject to levy and sale, on motion of the judgment creditor the circuit court in chancery within whose circuit such corporate judgment debtor is or has been doing business, or in which any of its effects are found, may sequestrate the property, things in action, goods and chattels of the corporate judgment debtor for the purpose of enforcing the judgment, and may appoint a receiver for the corporate judgment debtor. A receiver so appointed is subject to the rules prescribed by law for receivers of the property of other judgment debtors. His or her power shall extend throughout the state.

History.—s. 1, ch. 1870, 1872; RS 1211; GS 1641; RGS 2845; CGL 4532; s. 11, ch. 67-254; s. 300, ch. 95-147; s. 7, ch. 2016-33.

Note.—Former s. 55.24.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: McClendon v. Key, 209 So. 2d 273 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968).

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McClendon v. Key, 209 So. 2d 273 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968). “This was an error of the circuit court clerk, induced by the failure of the appellants' attorney to designate in chronological order the particular items of the record for the clerk's benefit, as is the proper practice.”

Warshall v. Price, 617 So. 2d 751 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). · cites it 2× “In these supplementary proceedings the trial court obviously determined that it was necessary to appoint a receiver of Appellant’s accounts in order to collect the judgment debt out of monies being paid to the debtor and from accounts payable.”

Merco Grp. at Akoya, Inc. v. Gen. Comput. Servs., Inc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2026). · cites it 6× “See § 56.10, Fla. Stat. (“If an execution cannot be satisfied in whole or in part for lack of property of the corporate judgment debtor subject to levy and sale, .”

Veronica Ross-williams, Etc. v. Linda Leali, Receiver (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). · cites it 5× “§ 56.10, Fla. Stat. (2021). 4 Section 56.”

Merco Grp. at Akoya, Inc. v. Gen. Comput. Servs., Inc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). · cites it 5× “See § 56.10, Fla. Stat. (“If an execution cannot be satisfied in whole or in part for lack of property of the corporate judgment debtor subject to levy and sale .”

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