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55.05 Judgments; power of attorney to confess invalid. 55.07 Judgments; effect of failure to record. 55.071 Judgments; effect of invalid affidavit or oath. 55.081 Statute of limitations, lien of judgment.

(1) At the time of the recording of a foreign judgment, the judgment creditor shall make and record with the clerk of the circuit court an affidavit setting forth the name, social security number, if known, and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and of the judgment creditor.

The act gives a foreign judgment recorded pursuant to its provisions the status of a Florida court judgment, enforceable in the same manner as and subject to the same defenses as a Florida court judgment. A Florida court judgment is enforceable during a life span of 20 years from its rendition.

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;

In Florida, a judgment lien has a limited lifespan of ten years from the date of its issuance by the court. ingly, the judgment creditor must renew the lien to keep the lien in effect beyond these ten years by filing a renewal affidavit with the Clerk of Court in the court responsible for the initial judgment.

In Florida, a judgment is good for 20 years. It can sometimes be renewed after the 20-year period, although this is difficult and rarely done. The length of a judgment is found in section 55.081 of the Florida Statutes.