Florida § 684.0009 - Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court.
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§ 684.0009. Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court.
(1) A court before which an action is brought in a matter that is the subject of an arbitration agreement shall, if a party so requests not later than when submitting its first statement on the substance of the dispute, refer the parties to arbitration unless it finds that the agreement is null and void, inoperative, or incapable of being performed. (2) If an action described in subsection (1) has been brought, arbitral proceedings may nevertheless be commenced or continued, and an award may be made, while the issue is pending before the court.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 684.0009 ("Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court.") 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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