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Fla. Stat. § 771.01

Certain tort actions abolished

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case Nelson v. Jacobsen (1983)

Most recently applied in SER Justin S. Golden, Sr. v. Hon. Tod J. Kaufman, Judge (June 2014)

History.--s. 1, ch. 23138, 1945.

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The rights of action heretofore existing to recover sums of money as damage for the alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction or breach of contract to marry are hereby abolished.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.