Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
Implementation of judgment
Once the court (small claims)awards judgment to the plaintiff for failure to pay debt, what is the expected time frame before the judgment is acted on if the judgment is Against personal property?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Implementation of judgment
I am unclear what you mean by the phrase "judgment is acted upon." A small claims judgment becomes final if ten days after the signing of the judgment has passed and it has not been appealed to county court. A judgment is just a piece of paper that says A owes B. It is up to you to collect the judgment. There are several ways to collect the judgment; the court takes no action, nor can it, on its own.
Re: Implementation of judgment
Once the judgment is final, it is subject to being enforced during its lifetime. The lifetime is subject the laws of the State in which the judgment was rendered. It can be as much as 20 years.
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