Abstract of Judgment - Real Property Lien Recording

ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT — REAL PROPERTY LIEN RECORDING PREPARATION WORKSHEET

DO NOT RECORD THIS WORKSHEET

This worksheet gathers information for counsel or a filing professional to determine whether a judgment may be recorded, filed, indexed, or docketed in a particular jurisdiction. It does not create, renew, continue, or release a lien.

Before preparing a filing, obtain the current instructions and required instrument from the court that entered the judgment and from the land-records office for the filing location. Do not place a Social Security number, date of birth, driver's-license number, bank information, or other sensitive identifier on a public record unless current law or the official form requires it.

1. Scope of Review

Person Completing Worksheet: [________________________________]

Date Prepared: [__/__/____]

Purpose:

☐ Initial judgment-lien investigation

☐ Recording, filing, indexing, or docketing review

☐ Additional county or jurisdiction review

☐ Renewal or continuation review

☐ Amendment or correction review

☐ Satisfaction or release review

☐ Other: [________________________________]

State or Territory Whose Law Will Be Reviewed: [________________________________]

County, Parish, Borough, District, or Other Filing Location: [________________________________]

2. Judgment Information

Case Caption: [________________________________]

Court Name: [________________________________]

Court Address: [________________________________]

Case Number: [________________________________]

Court Division or Department: [________________________________]

Date Judgment Entered: [__/__/____]

Judgment Type:

☐ Default judgment

☐ Judgment after trial

☐ Summary judgment

☐ Stipulated or consent judgment

☐ Other: [________________________________]

Current Judgment Status:

☐ No stay identified

☐ Stay may apply — details: [________________________________]

☐ Appeal pending — details: [________________________________]

☐ Modified or amended — details: [________________________________]

☐ Partially satisfied — details: [________________________________]

☐ Fully satisfied or vacated — stop and obtain legal review

☐ Status not yet confirmed

3. Judgment Creditor

Full Legal Name: [________________________________]

Entity Type, if applicable: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]

Attorney or Authorized Representative: [________________________________]

Firm or Organization: [________________________________]

Telephone: [________________________________]

Email: [________________________________]

Any assignment of the judgment: ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ Unknown

Assignment documents and filing status: [________________________________]

4. Judgment Debtor

Debtor 1

Full Legal Name Exactly as Shown on Judgment: [________________________________]

Individual or Entity: [________________________________]

Known Aliases, Former Names, or Trade Names: [________________________________]

Last Known Address: [________________________________]

Entity Formation or Registration Information, if relevant: [________________________________]

Identifier required by the official form: [________________________________]

Source used to confirm that identifier may lawfully appear in the filing: [________________________________]

Debtor 2, If Applicable

Full Legal Name Exactly as Shown on Judgment: [________________________________]

Individual or Entity: [________________________________]

Known Aliases, Former Names, or Trade Names: [________________________________]

Last Known Address: [________________________________]

Identifier required by the official form: [________________________________]

5. Amount Reconciliation

Use the judgment, docket, payment history, and controlling interest rules. This worksheet does not select an interest rate or decide which costs may be added.

Interest authority or judgment language: [________________________________]

Calculation method reviewed by: [________________________________]

6. Required Instrument and Issuing Office

Official instrument name: [________________________________]

Instrument is:

☐ Issued by court clerk

☐ Certified by court clerk

☐ Completed on a prescribed court form

☐ Prepared by creditor or counsel under jurisdiction-specific law

☐ Certified copy or transcript of judgment

☐ Other: [________________________________]

Issuing court or agency: [________________________________]

Current official form or instructions URL: [________________________________]

Revision date of form or instructions: [________________________________]

Certified copy required: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Confirm

Original or electronic signature required: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Confirm

Notarization or acknowledgment required: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Confirm

7. Filing Office and Submission Requirements

Filing Office: [________________________________]

Office Address: [________________________________]

Official Website: [________________________________]

Accepted Method: ☐ In person ☐ Mail ☐ Electronic ☐ Confirm

Fee: $[____________] / ☐ Confirm current fee

Page, margin, cover-sheet, or formatting requirements: [________________________________]

Return method and address: [________________________________]

Privacy or redaction requirements: [________________________________]

Other prerequisite filing or docketing: [________________________________]

8. Jurisdiction-Specific Legal Review

Counsel or a qualified filing professional should complete every line before submission.

9. Foreign Judgment Screening

Complete this section if the judgment was entered outside the proposed filing jurisdiction.

Rendering Jurisdiction: [________________________________]

Proposed Filing Jurisdiction: [________________________________]

Has the judgment been recognized, registered, or domesticated as required? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Confirm

Required court filing completed: [________________________________]

Notice or waiting period confirmed: [________________________________]

Appeal, stay, or enforcement issue identified: [________________________________]

Official source and date checked: [________________________________]

10. Property and County Review

Do not represent that a filing affects particular property until counsel confirms the governing law and the debtor's ownership interest.

11. Submission Packet Checklist

☐ Current official instrument obtained

☐ Judgment and later orders reviewed

☐ Stay, appeal, modification, and satisfaction status checked

☐ Creditor and debtor names matched to the judgment

☐ Assignment documents reviewed, if applicable

☐ Amount and interest calculation independently checked

☐ Sensitive identifiers limited to what the official form and current law require

☐ Filing office, method, fee, and format confirmed directly

☐ Foreign-judgment prerequisites completed, if applicable

☐ Complete filing copy retained

☐ Proof of delivery or submission retained

12. Filing Record

Instrument Submitted: [________________________________]

Date Submitted: [__/__/____]

Method: [________________________________]

Amount Paid: $[____________]

Receipt, Tracking, or Confirmation Number: [________________________________]

Recording, Filing, Index, Docket, Instrument, Book/Page, or Other Reference: [________________________________]

Date Accepted: [__/__/____]

Rejected or Returned: ☐ No ☐ Yes — Reason: [________________________________]

13. Follow-Up Calendar

Enter dates only after the jurisdiction-specific review in Section 8.

Reviewer Sign-Off

Reviewed By: [________________________________]

Role: [________________________________]

Review Date: [__/__/____]

Approved for preparation of the jurisdiction's official filing instrument: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Additional review required

Notes: [____________________________________________________________]