Fla. Stat. 684.0009
Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court

(1)

A court before which an action is brought in a matter that is the subject of an arbitration agreement shall, if a party so requests not later than when submitting its first statement on the substance of the dispute, refer the parties to arbitration unless it finds that the agreement is null and void, inoperative, or incapable of being performed.

(2)

If an action described in subsection (1) has been brought, arbitral proceedings may nevertheless be commenced or continued, and an award may be made, while the issue is pending before the court.

Source: Section 684.0009 — Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0684.­0009 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

684.001
Arbitration agreement and interim measures by a court 684.0001
Short title 684.002
Applications for preliminary orders and conditions for granting preliminary orders 684.0002
Scope of application 684.003
Determination of rules of procedure 684.0003
Definitions and rules of interpretation 684.0004
International origin and general principles 684.004
Decisionmaking by panel of arbitrators 684.0005
Receipt of written communications 684.0006
Waiver of right to object 684.0007
Extent of court intervention 684.0008
Court for certain functions of arbitration assistance and supervision 684.0009
Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court 684.0011
Number of arbitrators 684.0012
Appointment of arbitrators 684.0013
Grounds for challenge 684.0014
Challenge procedure 684.0015
Failure or impossibility to act 684.0016
Appointment of substitute arbitrator 684.0017
Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction 684.0018
Power of arbitral tribunal to order interim measures 684.0019
Conditions for granting interim measures 684.0021
Specific regime for preliminary orders 684.0022
Modification, suspension, or termination 684.0023
Provision of security 684.0024
Disclosure 684.0025
Costs and damages 684.0026
Recognition and enforcement 684.0027
Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement 684.0028
Court-ordered interim measures 684.0029
Equal treatment of parties 684.0031
Place of arbitration 684.0032
Commencement of arbitral proceedings 684.0033
Language 684.0034
Statements of claim and defense 684.0035
Hearings and written proceedings 684.0036
Default of a party 684.0037
Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal 684.0038
Court assistance in taking evidence 684.0039
Rules applicable to substance of dispute 684.0041
Settlement 684.0042
Form and contents of award 684.0043
Termination of proceedings 684.0044
Correction and interpretation of award 684.0045
Immunity for arbitrators 684.0046
Application to set aside as exclusive recourse against arbitral award 684.0047
Recognition and enforcement 684.0048
Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement 684.0049
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Current through Fall 2025

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