This page will attempt to answer some of the more common Judgment questions. However, it is not the intention of the Clerk of Court's Office or the Franklin County Municipal Court to offer legal advice through these pages or through our answering of questions. While knowledgeable about the operational procedures of the Clerk's Office and the Court, Deputy Clerks and Bailiffs are not attorneys and cannot recommend specific legal options, and their answering questions should not be construed as such.

A satisfaction of judgment needs to be filed in the Municipal Court Civil Division get your release form and then take to Court of Common Pleas Civil Division and the costs are $5.00 in common pleas court only.

Twenty-eight days from the date of service. If it is postmarked by midnight on the 28th day then it is considered filed timely.

Five years but any activity of execution on the judgment extends the 5 years.

Yes, they will need to seek legal advice.

To the Plaintiff or the Attorney for the Plaintiff.

Each year the Ohio Tax Commissioner sets the interest rate on judgments. For 2007 and 2008 the interest rate is 8%. This document provides current and past interest rates and calculation formulas. The interest rate is determined by the year in which you obtain the judgment.