INFORMATION FOR RECORDING AND FILING FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

This information is provided to assist in recording and filing Foreign Judgments in Broward County in accordance with Florida Statutes §55.501 and §55.601.

The Broward County Charter assigns Finance and Administrative Services, County Records Division, certain duties which are handled by the Clerk of the Court in other counties.

Before the Clerk of the Court assigns a Broward case number, you must submit a certified copy of the foreign judgment for recording. The certified copy must have original court seals and markings; we cannot accept “true” copies of a judgment.

The judgment must be accompanied by a notarized affidavit of last known address for the judgment debtor(s) and creditor(s). These documents will be recorded and the recorder will give notice to the judgment debtor, using the addresses in the affidavit.

The original recordings will be returned to you by mail and must be retained in order to file with the Clerk of the Court to obtain a domestic case number. The clerk will not assign a Broward County case number until 30 days have elapsed from the date of recording.

The Clerk of the Court will need the original recorded judgment, the recorded affidavit, and a Notice of Mailing. The Recording Section will prepare a Notice of Mailing and mail it to you. The charge is included in the schedule of fees listed below.

Please mail your court certified judgment and the affidavit to the address below for recording:

Broward County Records Division
Governmental Center, Room 114
115 South Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale , Florida 33301
ATTENTION: SPECIALTY DOCUMENT DESK
(Phone: 954-357-7270)

Recording fees:

• $10.00 for the first page of the judgment
• $8.50 for each additional page of the same judgment
• $10.00 for the first page of the affidavit
• $8.50 for each additional page of the same affidavit 
• $5.32 mailing charge per judgment debtor for each address stated in affidavit*
• $6.00 for each Notice of Mailing created
• $10.00 for Notarization of any signature (per signature) 

*Mailing fees to debtors outside the United States will be sent registered mail at actual cost if mailing to additional parties.

Make checks payable to: Board of County Commissioners.

After your documents have been recorded, you will need to contact the Clerk of the Court for information on filing fees based on your judgment. You may contact them at the following address:

Broward County Courthouse
Room 230
201 S. E. 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-831-5742

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