RULE 4.080. 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, shall 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 shall be
made upon the attorney unless service upon the party is ordered by
the court. Service on the attorney or party shall be as required by
Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.516.

(c) Filing. All documents that are “court records” as defined
in the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration must be filed with
the clerk in accordance with Fla. R. 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
shall be filed and deposited with the clerk immediately thereafter.
The clerk shall maintain deposited original paper documents in
accordance with Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.430, unless otherwise
ordered by the court.