Does a Florida court have jurisdiction over a plaintiff that lives in Georgia?

A Florida court might have jurisdiction if the Georgian person had sufficirnt contacts within the state of Florida so that having the issue tried in the Florida court would not unduly prejudice the defendant's defense. If, say, a Georgian operated a business in Florida, cause damage and go back to Georgia to hide out, it is possible that the Florida court could assume jurisdiction. If the Georgian is served with proper process and refuses to answer the complaint, the Florida court might enter a judgment against the Georgian. The Floridian then files the judgment in Georgia and attempts to execute on it. Under the Constitution, the Full Faith and Credit act requires each state to honor judgments of other states as long as they were properly entered. That means with all due process. To avoid execution on the judgment, he Georgian will have to go to Georgia court to claim that the judgment was improperly entered. Or he appeals the case in Florida. He does NOT have the right to have a new trial if due process was observed. The Georgia court will review Florida's trial procedure and if it complied with due process, the Florida judgment will be effective.