Fla. Stat. § 617.1009
Effect of amendment
Chapter 617, Not For Profit Corporations · leg.state.fl.us
Statute text
. An amendment to articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than members of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation’s name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name. History., s. 68, ch. 90-179.
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