Tennessee SLOW PAY — Motion to Pay Judgment by Installments is a legal method for defendants in civil court cases in Tennessee to request that they can pay off a civil judgment over a period of time, rather than paying the full amount at once. This is an alternative to having a judgment enforced through a garnishment or a lien on the defendant's property. There are two types of Tennessee SLOW PAY — Motion to Pay Judgment by Installments: 1) Prejudgment Motion to Pay Judgment by Installments, which is when a defendant requests to pay the judgment by installments before the judgment is entered and 2) Post-Judgment Motion to Pay Judgment by Installments, which is when a defendant requests to pay the judgment by installments after the judgment is entered.