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Fees. The fees for the uncontested domestication of a foreign judgment are $450. If you are domesticating against more than one debtor there are additional fees depending on the county that the debtors reside in. Additional fees apply only after client approval if the domestication process is contested by the debtor.

file with court OR submit paper documents to recording department: One document (PDF) containing (1) certified or authenticated copy of the foreign judgment; and (2) affidavit with the judgment debtor's name, last known address, and social security number, if known, the judgment creditor's address.

The process to domesticate a foreign judgment in Florida is as follows: Get a copy of the foreign judgment that has been signed off on by the issuing court; File a petition for the domestication of the foreign judgment in the circuit court of the Florida county where the debtor lives or has property;

Under the Florida Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Florida allows parties to use local courts to enforce final judgments from another state, this process is known as ?domesticating your judgment?. This is not a vehicle to modify your judgment, just to enforce the judgment, this gets confused quite often.

Regardless of which type of judgment you want to domesticate, you have to obtain a certified copy of the final judgment. Next, you and your lawyer will need to prepare a notarized affidavit and a Petition to Domesticate a Foreign Judgment. The petition will indicate the items you want to be enforced or modified.

Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the U.S. Under U.S. law, an individual seeking to enforce a foreign judgment, decree or order in this country must file suit before a competent court. The court will determine whether to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment.