Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

It could begin immediately after it's entered. However, it would be prudent to send out notice of entry of judgment to the judgment debtor, and then wait 60 days to see if he/she files a notice of appeal or some other motion to set aside the judgment.

You may begin collection immediately. There are many good reasons to start immedietly and some reasons not to start immediately.

Assuming you mean a default judgment, you can immediately execute once you serve notice of entry But be aware that the defendant can easily set aside that judgment. The better practice is to serve notice of entry and wait six months, after which time it will be much more difficult for the defendant to set it aside. There is a risk, of course, that the defendant will move to set it aside, but the system disfavors defaults so that is a risk you need to live with.

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