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Florida Statute 607.1433 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 607.1433 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 607.1433 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
607.1433 Judgment of dissolution.
(1) If after a hearing in a proceeding under s. 607.1430 the court determines that one or more grounds for judicial dissolution described in s. 607.1430 exist, it may enter a judgment dissolving the corporation and specifying the effective date of the dissolution, and the clerk of the court shall deliver a certified copy of the judgment to the department, which shall file it.
(2) After entering the judgment of dissolution, the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the corporation’s business and affairs in accordance with s. 607.1405 and the notification of claimants in accordance with ss. 607.1406 and 607.1407, subject to the provisions of subsection (3).
(3) In a proceeding for judicial dissolution, the court may require all creditors of the corporation to file with the clerk of the court or with the receiver, in such form as the court may prescribe, proofs under oath of their respective claims. If the court requires the filing of claims, it shall fix a date, which shall be not less than 4 months from the date of the order, as the last day for filing of claims. The court shall prescribe the method by which such notice of the deadline for filing claims shall be given to creditors and claimants. Prior to the date so fixed, the court may extend the time for the filing of claims by court order. Creditors and claimants failing to file proofs of claim on or before the date so fixed shall be barred from participating in the distribution of the assets of the corporation. Nothing in this section affects the enforceability of any recorded mortgage or lien or the perfected security interest or rights of a person in possession of real or personal property.
History.s. 134, ch. 89-154; s. 158, ch. 90-179; s. 38, ch. 93-281; s. 192, ch. 2019-90.

Cases Citing F.S. 607.1433

Fla. Stat. § 607.1433 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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Gesling v. Hyde, 661 So. 2d 36 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 2813, 1995 WL 119123

...In the final judgment, the trial court ordered that the corporation be dissolved within 90 days and directed the parties to submit a mutually agreeable plan of dissolution within 60 days. We write to point out only that the trial court has a continuing obligation to oversee the dissolution. Under section 607.1433(2), “the court shall direct the winding up and liquidation of the corporation’s business.” Thus, if the parties are unable to submit an agreed upon plan, the court should act in accordance with the statutes to ensure that the d...
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Jones v. Pfaff, 77 So. 3d 884 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 669, 2012 WL 163915

of claimants in accordance with s. 607.1406.” § 607.1433(2). But before the trial court takes final action

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