Define Fillable Fields In Legal South Carolina Foreign Judgments Forms For Free

You must execute the judgment. A document called a writ of execution must be prepared, attested to by the clerk of court, and delivered to the sheriff. This gives the sheriff the power to take possession of any non-exempt personal property and, if necessary, real property.

In order to domesticate a judgment, UEFA requires that an authenticated copy of the foreign judgment be filed with the court clerk in any county in South Carolina in which the judgment debtor either resides or has property located.

In a civil court case, after a judge or jury hands down a verdict -- or after a court-approved settlement -- a judgment is entered by the court. As part of a typical judgment, the court orders the payment of money from one person to another. But the person who owes the money (the debtor) doesn't always pay up.

While the law is a little unclear, it is generally recognized in South Carolina that if a person who is owed money (also called a judgment creditor) does not begin court action to execute the judgment within 10 years from the date the judgment is entered, then the judgment will be deemed to have expired.

There shall be three kinds of executions, (a) against the property of the judgment debtor, (b) against his person and (c) for the delivery of the possession of real or personal property or such delivery with damages for withholding the property. They shall be deemed the process of the court.

PRACTICE COMMENT: Rule 41(a)(1)(A) may be used to dismiss fewer than all plaintiffs or defendants from an action. There is no standard form for this purpose. Plaintiffs should construct an appropriate notice or stipulation identifying the case and the party to be dismissed.