Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida
Received a default judgment due to missing a hearing...what now? Appeal? Motion to rehear?
Asked on 10/13/14, 8:10 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein
De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary
You can seek a rehearing but you need reasonable grounds and a legal excuse for missing the hearing and a viable defense to the action. Appeal wont help as you missed the hearing and will lose the hearing because of that.
Answered on 10/13/14, 1:19 pm