In Georgia, a property lien can be used to collect a court judgment. Here's how it works.A Georgia judgment lien attaches to all judgments obtained in Georgia courts, but the creditor must take an additional step to "perfect" the judgment lien. File online with a credit card. OR Complete the fillable PDF form using your computer. This article is an attempt to prove the proposition that under present law there is no time limit on which a judgment in Florida may be executed. A judgment lien on real or personal property expires after 20 years. Fla. Stat. Once a judgment lien is on your real estate, it typically remains until you decide to sell or refinance the property. In a few states, if a court enters a judgment against a debtor, a lien is automatically created on any real estate the debtor owns in that county. Copy of your judgment in the real estate records of the county in which the property is located.