A Florida Final Judgment is a legal ruling that has been entered in a civil lawsuit in a Florida court. It is the court's conclusion that one party is liable and must pay damages to the other party or perform an action as ordered by the court. The judgment is a legally binding document that can be enforced by the court, including the issuance of a writ of execution to collect the award. There are two types of Florida Final Judgments: Default Judgments and Contested Judgments. A Default Judgment is a judgment entered when the defendant fails to respond to the complaint. The court then enters a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount the plaintiff claimed in the complaint. A Contested Judgment is a judgment that is entered after the parties have argued their respective cases and the court has heard all the evidence. The court then enters a judgment in favor of the prevailing party in the amount that the court deems appropriate.