In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. in Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil…

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court, per curiam, adopted several amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and related forms to improve residential mortgage foreclosure case management, including requiring verification of foreclosure complaints, adopting a standardized affidavit of diligent search, and creating a motion to cancel and reschedule foreclosure sales. The Court also amended the final judgment of foreclosure form to align with statutory requirements, but declined to add a provision requiring a plaintiff representative at the sale. Justice Canada, concurring in part and dissenting in part, objected to the adoption of the cancellation‑sale form and would have required the plaintiff’s presence at the sale.