A judgment is entered when the clerk signs and files it. The judgment is the final decision after a lawsuit.
I cannot stress enough the importance of promptly serving a notice of ruling if you are the prevailing party as if you fail do so it could prove to be a costly mistake as it may allow a motion for reconsideration to be filed where prompt service of the notice would prevent any motion being filed.
An order to show cause is a type of court order that requires one or more of the parties to a case to justify, explain, or prove something to the court. Courts commonly use orders to show cause when the judge needs more information before deciding whether or not to issue an order requested by one of the parties.
(2) if a judgment is rendered without an opinion, as the court instructs. (b) Notice. On the date when judgment is entered, the clerk must serve on all parties a copy of the opinion—or the judgment, if no opinion was written—and a notice of the date when the judgment was entered.
I cannot stress enough the importance of promptly serving a notice of ruling if you are the prevailing party as if you fail do so it could prove to be a costly mistake as it may allow a motion for reconsideration to be filed where prompt service of the notice would prevent any motion being filed.
You must execute the judgment. A document called a writ of execution must be prepared, attested to by the clerk of court, and delivered to the sheriff. This gives the sheriff the power to take possession of any non-exempt personal property and, if necessary, real property.
In South Carolina, a judgment lien can be attached to real estate only.
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-35-810. A judgment becomes a lien on real property for a period of 10 years.