Verbatim authority
RULE 12.080
SERVICE OF PLEADINGS AND FILING OF
DOCUMENTS
(a) Service.
(1) Family Law Actions Generally. Every pleading
subsequent to the initial pleading and every other document filed or
required by statute or rule to be served must be served in
conformity with the requirements of Florida Rule of General Practice
and Judicial Administration 2.516.
(2) Domestic, Repeat, Dating, and Sexual Violence, and
Stalking Actions. Service of pleadings and documents regarding
proceedings for injunctions against domestic, repeat, dating, and
sexual violence, and stalking is governed by rule 12.610, where it is
in conflict with this rule.
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(3) Limited Appearance. Florida Rule of General
Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516 also applies to service
on the party during the attorney’s limited appearance as provided in
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