SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS, PAPERS, AND DOCUMENTS

(a) Service; When Required. Unless the court otherwise orders, every pleading subsequent to the initial pleading and every other document filed in the action, except applications for a witness subpoena, must be served on the opposing party.

(b) Service of Subsequent Pleadings Other Than Original Petition; How Made. When service is required or permitted to be made upon a party represented by an attorney, service must be made upon the attorney unless service upon the party is ordered by the court. Service on the attorney or party must be as required by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.516.

(c) Filing. All documents that are “court records” as defined in the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration must be filed with the clerk in accordance with Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.520 and 2.525.

(d) Deposit with the Clerk. Any paper document that is a judgment or required by statute or rule to be sworn to or notarized must be filed and deposited with the clerk immediately thereafter. The clerk must maintain deposited original paper documents in accordance with Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.430, unless otherwise ordered by the court.