aining the controversy.") (quoting State ex rel. Merritt v. Heffernan, 195 So. 145, 147 (Fla. 1940)) (emphasis EFTA00729883 added). Cf. Borden v. East-European Ins. Co., 921 So. 2d 587, 591 (Fla. 2006) (stating that service of process is "necessary before a defendant . . . may be compelled to answer a claim brought

Fla. 2006), cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 1268 (2007). When construing a statute, we strive to effectuate the Legislature's intent. See, e.g., Borden v. East-European Ins. Co., 921 So. 2d 587, 595 (Fla. 2006) ("We endeavor to construe statutes to effectuate the intent of the Legislature."). To determine that intent, we lo