Florida Final Judgment — Damages is a court order issued in a civil lawsuit that requires a person, business, or organization to pay an agreed-upon sum of money to another party, known as the judgment creditor. The judgment creditor is the person or entity that has successfully sued the defendant for damages (e.g., lost wages, medical bills, etc.). It is issued by the court after a trial or a settlement has been reached by the parties and is legally binding. Types of Florida Final Judgment — Damages include compensatory damages, which are designed to reimburse the plaintiff for financial losses resulting from the defendant's wrongdoing; nominal damages, which are designed to recognize that the defendant's wrongful conduct caused harm or injury, even though the plaintiff did not incur any financial loss; and punitive damages, which are designed to punish the defendant for particularly egregious conduct.
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The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure allow a plaintiff to move for a default judgment when a defendant fails to file or serve any paper by the deadline. Filing a paper means submitting it to the court's clerk. Serving a paper means handing, mailing, or emailing a response to the plaintiff or opposing lawyer.
Whenever the entire amount due on a judgment, including interest, is paid in full, the holder of a judgment must execute a satisfaction of judgment and record the satisfaction in those counties where a certified copy of the judgment was previously recorded.
Final judgment is the last decision from a court that resolves all issues in dispute and settles the parties' rights with respect to those issues. A final judgment leaves nothing to be decided except decisions on how to enforce the judgment, whether to award costs, and whether to file an appeal.
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.
Judgment Liens on Personal Property A judgment becomes final once the time for rehearing has expired and no motion for rehearing is pending ( if no stay of the judgment or its enforcement is then in effect). See § 55.202(2)(a), Florida Statutes.
Florida law does not impose criminal liability on the failure or inability to pay a civil debt. Even if you are financially able to pay a civil judgment, your decision not to pay the judgement is not criminal and cannot result in being sent to jail.
A final judgment issued by a court establishes that the court has determined one party to be the winner and usually entitled to some amount of money. While the judgment itself does not require payment of money it allows the holder of the judgment to use the court's power to get money or property.
Return to the Clerk of the Court that originally issued your judgment and ask for a Writ of Execution. Deliver the Writ to the sheriff's department for the county where the debtor's property is located. Provide the sheriff's department with: A deposit to cover their fees and costs.