Florida § 26.56 - Residual jurisdiction for abolished courts.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 26.56 — Residual jurisdiction for abolished courts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26.56. Residual jurisdiction for abolished courts.
(1) If any court is abolished and a proceeding had in it is not transferred to another court, the circuit court for the county where the court formerly existed shall have jurisdiction over any further proceedings in the same manner as though the proceeding had been originally pending in the circuit court. (2) Additional proceedings in the circuit court shall be commenced by filing the appropriate motion, pleading, or paper that would have been filed in the abolished court. The circuit court may require the custodian of the records of the abolished court to make the records of any proceedings available to the circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court shall charge no additional filing fee for proceedings under this section. (3) This section shall apply to all courts that have heretofore been abolished and to all courts that may hereafter be abolished under the circumstances prescribed in this section.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26.56 ("Residual jurisdiction for abolished courts.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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