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The defendant should ask for a letter confirming that the entire amount of the judgment has been paid. He or she may do so by sending a demand letter to the plaintiff. The release and satisfaction form is filed with the court clerk and entered into the case record.

Satisfaction by Levy A judgment creditor's obligation to give or file an acknowledgement of satisfaction arises only when the judgment creditor received the full amount required to satisfy the judgment from the levying officer.

Satisfaction of judgment. n. a document signed by a judgment creditor (the party owed the money judgment) stating that the full amount due on the judgment has been paid.

Once a judgment is paid, whether in installments or a lump sum, a judgment creditor (the person who won the case) must acknowledge that the judgment has been paid by filing a Satisfaction of Judgment form with the court clerk.

A document signed by the party who is owed money under a court judgment (called the judgment creditor) stating that the full amount due on the judgment has been paid.

You may ask your judgment creditor to file a satisfaction of judgment form. The length of time gives to the creditor to file the form varies from state to state, but it is usually between 14 and 30 days after your request.

A Satisfaction of Judgment is a document signed by one party acknowledge receipt of the payment. The Satisfaction of Judgment is then filed with the court. This is beneficial to the paying party for multiple reasons. One, the court is put on notice that the debt has been satisfied.

You will need one original, notarized copy for the judgment debtor. If you recorded an abstract of judgment to place a lien against the debtor's real property, you will need an original, notarized copy of your Acknowledgment of Satisfaction of Judgment (EJ-100) for each county where you placed a lien.