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Parker v. Parker

Citations

  • 950 So. 2d 388
  • 2007 WL 268780

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  • noting that rule 1.540 is substantially similar to federal rule 60 and therefore relying on federal case law where no Florida case was factually on point
  • explaining that the one-year time requirement for seeking relief from judgment based on extrinsic fraud does not apply if the party seeking relief has filed an independent action
  • explaining that the one-year time requirement for seeking relief from judgment based on extrinsic fraud does not apply if the party seeking relief has filed an independent action
  • refusing to recognize fraud resulting from the former wife's misrepresentation concerning paternity as a permissible cause of action due to policy concerns
  • “[W]here fraud is extrinsic, it is deemed independent of the action and, therefore, must be attacked independent of the action.”
  • “Under rule 1.540(b), relief from a judgment based on intrinsic fraud must be sought by motion within one year of its entry.”

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Judges: Bell

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