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Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.570

Enforcement of Final Judgments

activein force · 2026-04-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Money Judgments. Final process to enforce a judgment

solely for the payment of money shall be by execution, writ of

garnishment, or other appropriate process or proceedings.

(b) Property Recovery. Final process to enforce a judgment

for the recovery of property shall be by a writ of possession for real

property and by a writ of replevin, distress writ, writ of

garnishment, or other appropriate process or proceedings for other

property.

(c) Performance of an Act. If judgment is for the

performance of a specific act or contract:

(1) the judgment shall specify the time within which

the act shall be performed. If the act is not performed within the

time specified, the party seeking enforcement of the judgment shall

make an affidavit that the judgment has not been complied with

within the prescribed time and the clerk shall issue a writ of

attachment against the delinquent party. The delinquent party shall

not be released from the writ of attachment until that party has

complied with the judgment and paid all costs accruing because of

the failure to perform the act. If the delinquent party cannot be

found, the party seeking enforcement of the judgment shall file an

affidavit to this effect and the court shall issue a writ of

sequestration against the delinquent party’s property. The writ of

sequestration shall not be dissolved until the delinquent party

complies with the judgment;

(2) the court may hold the disobedient party in

contempt; or

(3) the court may appoint some person, not a party to

the action, to perform the act insofar as practicable. The

performance of the act by the person appointed shall have the same

effect as if performed by the party against whom the judgment was

entered.

(d) Vesting Title. If the judgment is for a conveyance,

transfer, release, or acquittance of real or personal property, the

judgment shall have the effect of a duly executed conveyance,

transfer, release, or acquittance that is recorded in the county

where the judgment is recorded. A judgment under this subdivision

shall be effective notwithstanding any disability of a party.

(e) Proceedings Supplementary. Proceedings

supplementary to execution and related discovery shall proceed as

provided by chapter 56, Florida Statutes. Notices to Appear, as

defined by law, and supplemental complaints in proceedings

supplementary must be served as provided by the law and rules of

procedure for service of process.

History

Committee Notes 1980 Amendment. This rule has been subdivided and amended to make it more easily understood. No change in the substance of the rule is intended. Subdivision (d) is partly derived from Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 70. 2018 Amendment. Subdivision (e) has been added to address legislative amendments to chapter 56, Florida Statutes (2016).

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2026-09-14
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2026-09-14
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