Florida Statutes 88.3181 – Assistance with discovery
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 88.3181
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
A tribunal of this state may:
(1) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery.
(2) Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.