Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 86.081 (2025)
Costs.
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86.081 Costs.—The court may award costs as are equitable.
History.—s. 9, ch. 21820, 1943; s. 38, ch. 67-254.
Note.—Former s. 87.09.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2024 · leading case: Price v. Tyler
Price v. Tyler (2004)
“See § 86.081, Fla. Stat. (2001). However, "costs" are not generally understood as including attorneys' fees.”
FIRST PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Featherston (2008)
“For example, in declaratory judgment proceedings, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2005), provides that "[t]he court may award costs as are equitable.”
DEPT. OF REVENUE OF STATE v. Arga Co. (1982)
“The trial court concurred and, relying on Section 86.081, Florida Statutes (1981), Rule 1.”
Chesterfield Co. v. Ritzenheim (1977)
“" If this Order meant the fees are recoverable as costs under Section 86.081, Florida Statutes, we disagree and reverse.”
Progressive American Ins. Co. v. Rural/Metro Corp. (2008)
“Progressive has no legal duty to provide any of the requested insurance information. ATTORNEYS' FEES Both parties have requested appellate attorneys' fees in this matter.”
Davis v. Davis (1974)
“See Fla. Stat. § 86.081 , F.S.A. (1973). Therefore, for the reasons stated and upon the authorities cited and discussed, the judgment appealed is affirmed.”
Daddono v. Miele (2011)
“§ 86.081, Fla. Stat. (2004); Suwannee Cnty.”
Harris v. Richard N. Groves Realty, Inc. (1975)
“Section 86.081, Florida Statutes 1973, governing declaratory judgments, provides that the circuit court may award costs as are equitable.”
Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. King (2008)
“■§§ 86.081 and 627.428. In the second count, King alleges that Mid-Continent breached the contract of insurance by failing to provide coverage for the “clean-up costs” associated with the discharge reported April 1, 2004.”
Suwannee County v. Garrison (1982)
“Furthermore, Chapter 86, Florida Statutes (Declaratory Judgments), particularly Section 86.081, providing specifically for the award of costs, makes no provision for, and cannot be expanded to include, attorney's fees.”
Van Vechten v. Anyzeski (2015)
“” • Section 86.081 states: “The court may award costs as are equitable.”
VALERIE K. SHERMAN v. MYRON K. SHERMAN (2019)
“As to the Declaratory Judgment action, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2018) provides that “The court may award costs as are equitable.”
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