You were awarded a monetary judgment. Now what? 1. Wait to act until the end of the appeal period. After a judgment is issued, debtors have a period of time in which they can file an appeal. Beginning your collection
Enforcing an out-of-state (foreign) judgment in Florida
A ‘foreign’ judgment, according to Florida Statute 55.502(1), is a judgment, decree, or order of a court of any other state, territory or commonwealth of the United States. If a judgment was entered in another state, but the debtor lives
What if the judgment debtor is active military?
If your judgment debtor is in the military, you may be thinking you’ve hit a wall with judgment enforcement efforts. That is not necessarily true. There are laws protecting the civil interests of those with active duty military status; and
File a judgment lien certificate – don’t wait!
USEFUL TIPS – FLORIDA JUDGMENTS Once you’ve been awarded a judgment, the first thing you should do is file a Judgment Lien Certificate with the Florida Department of State. This is not a mandatory step in the judgment recovery process,
The Life of a Florida Judgment
There seems to be no shortage of loopholes in the system for debtors. Attention creditors of Florida judgments! What if I told you there were possible loopholes to benefit YOU? The statute of limitations for Florida judgments is 20 years…or
Persistence – The Key to Success in Judgment Recovery
The judgment recovery process is just that – a process. Winning your case and walking away with the judgment you were awarded can be gratifying, but it’s usually only half the battle. Although valid judgments are enforceable, they are essentially
Proceedings Supplementary – Reaching Beyond Traditional Enforcement Paths
A powerful tool for creditors of Florida judgments There are times when traditional judgment enforcement paths do not yield adequate results and supplementary measures must be implemented. If judgment creditors are unable to satisfy their judgments after obtaining a writ