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Florida Statute 61.061 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 61.061 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 61.061 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
61.061 Proceedings against nonresidents.Proceedings may be brought against persons residing out of the state.
History.s. 1, Feb. 4, 1833; RS 1482; GS 1930; RGS 3193; CGL 4985; s. 2, ch. 29737, 1955; s. 16, ch. 67-254; s. 8, ch. 71-241.
Note.Former s. 65.06.

Cases Citing F.S. 61.061

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·Florida Farm Bureau Ins. Co. v. Martin, 377 So. 2d 827 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

2d 628 (Mont. 1977); 16 Couch on Insurance 2d § 61:61 (2d Ed. 1966). It has also been stated: Since subrogation
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·Birnbaum v. Birnbaum, 615 So. 2d 241 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 63484

...re the filing of the petition. § 61.021, Fla. Stat. (1991). Additionally, the party must plead that the marriage is irretrievably broken. § 61.052, Fla. Stat. (1991). A party may initiate this proceeding against a person residing out of the state. § 61.061, Fla....
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Cited as authorityIn Re DNHW (2007)
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Spindler v. Mayol, 849 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 7901, 2003 WL 21219799

...he parties); Orbe v. Orbe, 651 So.2d 1295, 1297 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) (confirming that a Florida court may dissolve a marriage when it has personal jurisdiction *1105 over only one spouse and where the six month residency requirement is met); see also § 61.061, Fla....
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O'Leesky v. Liggett, 582 So. 2d 43 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 5559, 1991 WL 101812

court’s comments fall within the intendment of section 61.-61.-Florida Statutes (1989), which au-aua trial
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Carnes v. Carnes, 256 So. 2d 550 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 7500

...The record reflects that defendant was a resident of the State of Alabama at the time plaintiff filed her complaint. 1 Jurisdiction over the defendant, for the purpose of the divorce proceedings, was acquired through constructive service of process as provided by law (F.S. Section 61.061, F.S.A., the law in effect at the time of the proceedings)....

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