Florida Civil Procedure Questions & Answers(graded A+)

Statutory Basis for Personal Jurisdiction - ANSWER1) General Jurisdiction 2) Specific Jurisdiction General Jurisdiction in Florida - ANSWER1) Present in Florida when served 2) Domiciled in Florida 3) Incorporated in Florida 4) Substantial Activity in Florida Specific Jurisdiction in Florida - ANSWERLong Arm Statute 1) Operation of a business or office in florida 2) Owning, possessing or holding a mortgage/lien on land in florida 3) Committing a tortious act in the states; don't need to set foot in FL if tort arises from communications into state. 4) Breach of Contract to do something in florida 5) Paternity testing, conceived child in florida 6) Causing injury to person or property in state, arising out of act of omission, by the defendant out of state, at or about time or injury if: i) defendant was solicitating in state of florida ii) products, materials, or things etc used or consumed in state in ordinary course of commerce 7) Owning or operating of a motor vehicle, watercraft or aircraft and involvement in a collision in florida Constitutional Requirements - ANSWER1) Purposeful availment 2) Foreseeable get sued 3) Relatedness of contact to injury 4) Convenience 5) state's interest Circuit Court Jurisdiction Exclusive - ANSWER1) Probate, Estate, Guardianship and incompetence 2) Juvenile cases (not traffic) 3) Title and Boundary disputes involving realty 4) Ejectment cases; except landlord evicting tenant 5) Equity > 15k 6) Legal Actions > 15k; excluding interest and costs. ***Punitive damages can be included in determining the jurisdictional amount County Court Jurisdiction - ANSWER1) Legal Actions not exceeding 15k; doesn't include costs or interest (exclusive to county ct.) 2) Homeowners association disputes 3) Equity not exceeding 15k (not exclusive juried.) 4) Landlord evicting tenants; if involves 15k or less it MUST go to county ct., if more than 15k can go to either ct. 5) Violations of municipal or county ordinances. Aggregate Claims - ANSWER-Aggregate claims only if same T/O. However, once one