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Assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant, member of the corporation, or other person who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive them shall be deposited, within 6 months after the date fixed for the payment of the final liquidating distribution, with the Department of Financial Services, where such assets shall be held as abandoned property. When the creditor, claimant, member, or other person furnishes satisfactory proof of entitlement to the amount or assets deposited, the Department of Financial Services shall pay him or her or his or her representative that amount or those assets.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title XXXVI. Business Organizations § 617.1440. Deposit with Department of Financial Services - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xxxvi-business-organizations/fl-st-sect-617-1440/
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