Upon receipt of a Court Order or Florida Statutes, a request to the accounting department is prepared by the Clerk. After preparation of the request, disbursements are usually mailed within 15 working days. Judgment Payoffs determined by the total amount owed, pursuant to the Court Order, including interest. Interest does accrue on all judgments unless Court Order specified. The amount of interest is usually set forth in the Court Order or determined by the State of Florida Comptroller.
Interest is earned every day, including holidays, weekends and mailing time.
Clerk can only accept Judgment payments in full. The satisfaction judgment is prepared by the Plaintiff or the Court and not the Clerk's Office. After the Satisfaction of Judgment has been prepared, it is suggested that the original be submitted, with the applicable recordings fees to the Public Records of Palm Beach County. Judgments are good for 20 years. An individual may reinstate the Judgment, by recording a certified copy of the original Judgment in the Public Records of Palm Beach County.