Fla. Stat. § 73.141
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73.141 Payment.
Official statutory text
(1) In the event that no appeal has been taken within the time and in the manner provided by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, the clerk shall pay each judgment creditor the sum necessary to satisfy the judgment from the funds on deposit, and upon order of the court shall refund to the petitioner all the funds not necessary for the satisfaction of the judgment, costs and attorney fees.
(2) In the event that a timely appeal is taken and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed, the clerk of the court shall pay each judgment creditor as hereinabove provided.
History: s. 1, ch. 65-369; s. 1, ch. 69-267.
(2) In the event that a timely appeal is taken and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed, the clerk of the court shall pay each judgment creditor as hereinabove provided.
History: s. 1, ch. 65-369; s. 1, ch. 69-267.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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