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Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.590 — Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties

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Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.590 — Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties

Last verified from official source: May 1, 2026 · Source: Florida Bar — Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure (eff. October 1, 2025)

Rule Text (verbatim)

PERSONS NOT PARTIES

Every person who is not a party to the action who has obtained an order, or in whose favor an order has been made, may enforce obedience to such order by the same process as if that person were a party, and every person, not a party, against whom obedience to any order may be enforced is liable to the same process for enforcing obedience to such orders as if that person were a party.

Family Law Rules of Procedure October 1, 2025 164

Florida Family Law Rule 12.590 infographic — Phillips, Hunt & Walker / Florida Justice

Plain-English Breakdown

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Common Family Law Cross-References

This rule sits in the broader Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure framework. See related rules in The Rule Book.

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