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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
In all suits or actions when a decree pro confesso or default was duly entered against a defendant on whom constructive service was duly obtained and the defendant died after the entry of the decree pro confesso or default and before the entry of final decree or judgment, and the death was not suggested to the court before the entry of the final decree or judgment, the final decree or judgment shall be binding and conclusive against persons claiming under the deceased defendant 1 year after its date as if the death had been suggested and the suit or action revived or continued against the proper parties.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title VIII. Limitations § 95.111. Limitations after death of a person served by publication - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-viii-limitations/fl-st-sect-95-111/
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