Statute of Limitations

• Statute of limitations regulates the amount of time a person has to file a claim in court regarding an offense or a crime. Statutes of limitations are in place to protect people against fraudulent allegations, and to help ensure cases are investigated as quickly as possible.
  
  

Judgments

• A judgment is a judge's final decision or ruling in a case. A judgement determines the opposing parties' obligations and rights following the decision.
  
  

Florida Law

• Under Florida law, the statute of limitations on domestic judgments issued in the state of Florida is five years. The statute of limitations for foreign judgments issued in another state or by a foreign country is 20 years.