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James A. Neal, Jr. Attorney for Citrus County Clerk of Courts

QUESTION: 1. How should the clerk of circuit court disburse overbid proceeds when multiple interested parties have applied for the funds but there has been no judicial determination of the validity or priority of these interests? 2. What is the clerk's liability for failing to notify interested parties as identified in s. 197.502(4), F.S., of the existence of overbid proceeds and for the subsequent disbursement of overbid proceeds excluding those interested parties?

SUMMARY: 1. With the exception of government liens, s. 197.582,…