Judgment liens on personal property in Florida are filed with the Florida Department of State. When there is a dispute related to a property title and the rights related to the title, the court will use action in rem to resolve the dispute.File a certified copy of your judgment in the real estate records of the county in which the property is located. If property at issue in a divorce is in the family court's jurisdictional boundaries, the court has in rem jurisdiction over the property. A judgment lien is security for the judgment debt.