Judgment Paid Within 30 Days In Palm Beach
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To cancel a hearing scheduled for UMC, the scheduling attorney's office must file a Notice of Cancellation and must log in to the 15th Judicial Circuit's Online Scheduling System, select "Uniform Motion Calendar "UMC" Scheduling; select "Cancel Hearings" and follow the directions on the screen.
For further assistance, call County Civil Court at 561.355. 2500.
The State is divided into 20 judicial circuits - Palm Beach County makes up the 15th Judicial Circuit.
It shall be the responsibility of the attorney or pro se litigant setting any UMC hearing to ascertain before sending notice that the judge will be available. This may be done by calling the judge's judicial assistant. 2. Hearings are limited to five (5) minutes per case.
A creditor can re-record the judgment and extend the lien for an additional ten years, not to exceed the 20-year life of the underlying judgment. See, Section 55.10. If the creditor does not re-record the judgment ing to statutory procedures, the Florida judgment lien automatically expires after ten years.
A person can avoid paying a civil judgment with their earnings if they qualify as the head of household. The Florida statute defines earnings as wages, salary, commission, or bonus. Other types of earnings for labor have been held to also qualify for the head of household exemption.
Presently there is a Florida statute that limits judgment liens to 20 years,3 and there is a Florida statute that limits “actions” on certain judgments to 20 years and other judgments to five years. There is, however, no statute or court rule that places a time limit on the execution of judgments.
County Civil Court has jurisdiction over claims up to and including $50,000. A County Civil case is any civil matter that falls within the jurisdiction of County Court.
At the Pre-trial Conference, the judge will review the pleadings and documents and may simplify the issues, refer the case to mediation, and take care of any other matters as needed. You may settle the case with the other party before or at the pre-trial conference by entering into and filing a stipulation agreement.
