Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
judgement
if a judgement is entered against you in the state of florida and you move away, does the person who filed the small claims court against you still have recourse? If so what can happen since I don't live in the state anymore, and it's been 4 years.
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Re: judgement
Judgment creditors can collect on judgments for 10 years and then can renew the judgment for another 10 years, so the creditor has plenty of time to collect under Florida law.
Judgments from other states can be "domesticated" in the state in which you now live. Under the Full Faith and Credit clause of the U.S. Constitution, states must honor judgments entered by a court of competent jurisdiction in other states. So, moving does not terminate the judgment. As for what your creditor can now do to collect, that will depend on Kansas law. I am not licensed in Kansas, so I can't really say whether garnishment, liens, or levy are available. Once the Florida judgment is domesticated in Kansas though, it would have the full force and effect as a Kansas judgment on you.
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